Dichotomous Key/Coleoptera
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This page may need to be | Coleoptera | |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
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- Coloration
- Ventrally metallic/iridescent; extremely large eyes and cursorial form- Cicindelidae
- Brown, black, or uniformly metallic (some are iridescent on elytra only) - Carabidae
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- Toothed or scalloped edge on front tibia
- Present - Scarabaeidae
- Not present - #4
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- Abdomen adapted to produce light
- Yes - Lampyridae
- No - #5
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- Makes a clicking sound when escaping or flipping over
- Yes - Elateridae
- No - #6
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- Antennae clubbed
- Yes - either Bostrichidae or Nitidulidae
- No - #7
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- Head visible
- No, covered by pronotum - Coccinellidae
- Yes - #8
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- Antennae arise from middle of snout
- Yes - Curculionidae
- No - #9
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Could be Buprestidae, Cantharidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Scolytidae
