萤甲型Cantharid type:M与Cu在端部愈合, 形成明显的环。
隐翅甲型Staphylinid type:无横脉,M和Cu 脉游离。
6.腹部Abdomen
The structure of the first abdominal segment serves to separate the two principal suborders of the Coleoptera.
The families in the Curculionoidea象鼻虫总 科 are sometimes placed in a separate suborder, the Rhynchophora象甲亚目. A gula外咽片 present on the undersurface of the head.
全世界35万种,昆虫纲第一大目,农业上最重要的目 之一。
一、Diagnosis识别特征
The most distinctive feature of beetles is the hardening of the forewings into elytra ;
Mandibulate mouthparts; Hind wings folded under
寄生性parasite:
少数种类寄生性,如大花蚤幼虫寄生于蜚蠊体 内或在蜂巢内营寄生生活。
三、分类特征 Taxonomic characters
The principal characters of beetles used in identification are those of the head, antennae, thoracic sclerites, legs, elytra, and abdomen.