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ORDER Coleoptera

Meaning: Coleo = sheath; ptera = wing

Pronunciation: kl-op'-ter-a

Common name(s): beetles

Mouthparts: chewing

Wings: 2 pr. - mesothoracic wings hardened wing covers (= elytra) for membrane metathoracic wings

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