NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Beetles are a very large group of organisms and are diverse both taxonomically and ecologically. The 169 families and 340, 000 described species currently comprise somewhat less than half of all known insects and about a quarter of all living organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beetles, the order Coleoptera, are the largest group of insects. There are 350, 000 different species of beetles which have been named: about 40% of all known insects. There are an estimated 800, 000 to a million living species.

Detailed explanation-3: -You may be familiar with some of the many different beetles by their common names: ladybugs, June bugs, weevils, lightning bugs or fireflies, borers, and potato bugs.

Detailed explanation-4: -coleopteran, (order Coleoptera), any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils. It is the largest order of insects, representing about 40 percent of the known insect species.