beetles

order of insects whose wings serve as a protective shell
Taxon taxon Q22671
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beetles

Summary

beetles is a taxon[1]. beetles has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • beetles's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • beetles is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • beetles belongs to the parent taxon Endopterygota[5].
  • beetles is classified within Holometabola[6].
  • beetles is classified within Coleopterida[7].
  • beetles belongs to the parent taxon Coleopteroidea[8].
  • beetles's scientific name is Coleoptera[9].
  • beetles is a type of insect[10].
  • beetles's Commons category is recorded as Coleoptera[11].
  • beetles began on -318000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • beetles's IPA transcription is recorded as ˌkoʊliˈɑptəɹə[13].
  • beetles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coleoptera[14].
  • beetles's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • beetles's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • beetles's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • beetles's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • beetles's topic has template is recorded as Template:Coleoptera[19].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beetles'}[20].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coléoptère'}[21].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'ciaróg'}[22].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'biller'}[23].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'coleopteran'}[24].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الخنافس'}[25].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'غمديات الأجنحة'}[26].
  • beetles is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'غمدية الأجنحة'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, beetles is Coleoptera[9]. beetles is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Endopterygota[5], Holometabola[6], Coleopterida[7], and Coleopteroidea[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beetles'}[20], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Coléoptère'}[21], {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'ciaróg'}[22], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'biller'}[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'coleopteran'}[24], and {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الخنافس'}[25].

Identifiers

beetles's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7041[28]. beetles's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 345[29]. beetles's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1470[30]. beetles's ITIS TSN is recorded as 109216[31].

Why It Matters

beetles has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] beetles is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Relationships among coleopteran suborders and major endoneopteran lineages: Evidence from hind wing characters. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag beetles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: beetles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911568|beetles (#289911568)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0002798-brouci
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002798-brouci, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 26d ago · Aschiff-emco · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress children's subject headings id sj2021052352
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