ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus
Belonging to the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota, are a great group of insects commonly known as Beetles, that also include Weevils who are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects.







- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder:
- Adephaga
- Archostemata
- Myxophaga
- Polyphaga
- Family:
- Apionidae
- Brachyceridae
- Cetoniidae
Footnote & References
- Australasian Beetles Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639
- Chrysomelidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/CHRYSOMELIDAE
- Paropsis Olivier, 1807, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis
- Paropsine Beetle, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/paropsine-beetle/
- Beetle morphology, Text © Christoph Benisch, 2007, Beetle Fauna of Germany, kerbtier.de, https://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Themenseiten/enKoerperbau.html
ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus
InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub