Archostemata
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The Archostemata are the smallest suborder of beetles, consisting of 50 living species in five families and over 200 described fossil species. They are an ancient lineage with a number of primitive ch
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Beetle
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Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Col
Archostemata
…The Archostemata are the smallest suborder of beetles, consisting of 50 living species in five families and over 200 described fossil species. They are an ancient lineage with a number of primitive…
Coleoptera at the State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany
Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius, compared to a mouse
Titan beetle, Titanus giganteus, a tropical longhorn beetle
Scydosella musawasensis, the smallest known beetle: scale bar (right) is 50 μm.