Coleopterology (from

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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study of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s, a branch of

entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. Practitioners are termed coleopterists and form groups of amateurs and professionals for business and pleasure. Among these is The Coleopterists Society, an

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based in the United States.

Journals

Research in this field is often published in

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specific to the field of coleopterology, though journals dealing with general entomology also publish many papers on various aspects of beetle biology. Some of the journals specific to beetle research are: * '' The Coleopterist'' (United Kingdom beetle fauna) * ''The Coleopterists Bulletin'' (published by The Coleopterists Society) * ''

Elytron An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes ...

'' (published by the European Association of Coleopterology)

Famous Colopertists

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George Robert Crotch George Robert Crotch (1842 – 16 June 1874) was a British entomologist and an authority on Coleoptera (beetles), particularly the Coccinellidae, ladybird beetles. He was the grandson of the English composer and organist William Crotch. Biograp ...

* Ross Taylor Bell *

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Literature

* * . * * . * KW Harde, F. Severa: The Cosmos Beetle leader Franckh, Stuttgart, 1981. . * Wolfgang Willner: Pocket Dictionary of beetles of Central Europe Source & Meier, Wiebelsheim 2013. .

References

External links

''The Coleopterist''
– includes a biographical dictionary of British coleopterists

Gouillard J. 2004. ''Histoire des entomologistes français (1750–1950). Édition entièrement revue et augmentée''. Paris, Société Nouvelle des Éditions Boubée. 288 pp.

Subfields of entomology {{beetle-stub

Journals

Famous Colopertists

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