The immense department Carabidæ, of the Coleoptera, is eminently a case in point.
So in a less degree does the head of the larvæ of certain Neuroptera and Coleoptera.
Chilognathiform forms are equally numerous in the Coleoptera with the preceding.
He had specimens of Lasius niger who exploited a flock of Coleoptera.
Another active species of Coleoptera, of the family Staphylini, is also found in ant nests.
Sinciput: in Coleoptera; that part of the vertex between the eyes.
Pterygium: a lateral expansion of the snout of some Coleoptera.
Shoulders of the elytra of Prionus coriarius, and of many other Coleoptera.
The only order of insects which has been thoroughly examined is that of the Coleoptera.
These are elytra, which serve as cases for their second wings, as is the case with the Coleoptera.
1763, from Modern Latin, from Greek koleopteros, literally "sheath-wing," used by Aristotle to describe beetles, from koleos "sheath" (see cell) + pteron "wing" (see pterodactyl). Related: Coleopterous.
