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Beetle

Philonthus cruentatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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 Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described arthropods and 25% of all known animal species; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 3France · 2Germany · 2Netherlands · 2