#beetle  insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  supertype:  #insect  small air-breathing arthropod
  member of:  #order_Coleoptera
  subtype:  #tiger_beetle__tigerbeetle  active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
  subtype:  #ladybug__lady_beetle__ladybird__ladybird_beetle  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
     subtype:  #two-spotted_ladybug__twospottedladybug__Adalia_bipunctata  red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
     subtype:  #Mexican_bean_beetle__bean_beetle__Epilachna_varivestis  introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
     subtype:  #Hippodamia_convergens  a variety of ladybug
     subtype:  #vedalia__Rodolia_cardinalis  native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
  subtype:  #ground_beetle__carabid_beetle__carabidbeetle  predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
     subtype:  #bombardier_beetle  beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
     subtype:  #calosoma  any beetle of the genus Calosoma
        subtype:  #searcher_beetle__searcher__Calosoma_scrutator  large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; North America
  subtype:  #lightning_bug__lightningbug__firefly  nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
     subtype:  #glowworm  the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
  subtype:  #long-horned_beetle__longicorn__longicorn_beetle__longicornbeetle  long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
     subtype:  #sawyer_beetle__sawyer  any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
        subtype:  #pine_sawyer  large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
  subtype:  #leaf_beetle__chrysomelid  brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
     subtype:  #flea_beetle__fleabeetle  any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping
     subtype:  #Colorado_potato_beetle__Colorado_beetle__potato_bug__potato_beetle__Leptinotarsa_decemlineata  black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
  subtype:  #carpet_beetle__carpet_bug  small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
     subtype:  #buffalo_carpet_beetle__Anthrenus_scrophulariae  a small black and red and white carpet beetle
     subtype:  #black_carpet_beetle  a solid black carpet beetle
  subtype:  #clerid_beetle__clerid  predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
     subtype:  #bee_beetle__beebeetle  European beetle; infests beehives
  subtype:  #lamellicorn_beetle__lamellicornbeetle  beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
     subtype:  #scarabaeid_beetle__scarabaeid__scarabaean  any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
        subtype:  #dung_beetle  any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
           subtype:  #scarab__scarabaeus__Scarabaeus_sacer  scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
           subtype:  #tumblebug  any of various dung beetles
           subtype:  #dorbeetle  Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
        subtype:  #June_beetle__June_bug__May_bug__May_beetle  any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
           subtype:  #green_June_beetle__figeater  large greenish June beetle of southern United States
        subtype:  #Japanese_beetle__Popillia_japonica  small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
        subtype:  #Oriental_beetle__Asiatic_beetle__Anomala_orientalis  introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
        subtype:  #rhinoceros_beetle  any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
        subtype:  #melolonthid_beetle__melolonthidbeetle  any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
           subtype:  #cockchafer__May_bug__May_beetle__Melolontha_melolontha  any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
           subtype:  #rose_bug__rose_chafer__Macrodactylus_subspinosus  common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
        subtype:  #rose_chafer__rose_beetle__Cetonia_aurata  a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
     subtype:  #stag_beetle  the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
  subtype:  #elaterid_beetle__elater__elaterid  any of various widely distributed beetles
     subtype:  #click_beetle__clickbeetle__skipjack__snapping_beetle  able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
     subtype:  #firefly__fire_beetle__Pyrophorus_noctiluca  tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
  subtype:  #water_beetle__waterbeetle  any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
  subtype:  #whirligig_beetle__whirligigbeetle  aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
  subtype:  #deathwatch_beetle__deathwatch__Xestobium_rufovillosum  bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
  subtype:  #weevil  any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils
     subtype:  #snout_beetle__snoutbeetle  small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
     subtype:  #boll_weevil__Anthonomus_grandis  grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
     subtype:  #darkling_beetle__darkling_groung_beetle__tenebrionid  sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
        subtype:  #flour_beetle__flourbeetle__flour_weevil__flourweevil  infests flour and stored grains
     subtype:  #seed_beetle__seed_weevil  infests the seeds of legumes
        subtype:  #pea_weevil__peaweevil__Bruchus_pisorum  larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
        subtype:  #bean_weevil__Acanthoscelides_obtectus  larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
     subtype:  #rice_weevil__black_weevil__blackweevil__Sitophylus_oryzae  brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
  subtype:  #blister_beetle__blisterbeetle__meloid  beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
     subtype:  #oil_beetle__oilbeetle  any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies
     subtype:  #Spanish_fly  green beetle of southern Europe
  subtype:  #bark_beetle  small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
     subtype:  #Dutch-elm_beetle__Scolytus_multistriatus  a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
  subtype:  #rove_beetle  active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

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