Beetles
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Beetles
Beetles represent the largest insect group with around 4,000 species in Britain and 300,000 worldwide. They are easy to recognise as their front wings are hard, covering the second pair of wings and the abdomen. All beetles have biting mouthparts.
Checklist of the beetles of VC55
See our Beetles ID page for lots more information, links and resources.
Cerylonidae
Salpingidae
Gyrinidae
Haliplidae - Crawling water beetles
Noteridae - Burrowing water beetles
Hygrobiidae
Dytiscidae - Predaceous diving beetles
Key to the larger water beetles (in Dutch but with very useful images and illustrations)
 Harecroft Crescent Sapcote SP49019371 (taken 29.7.2010).JPG)
