COLEOPTERA. 

 CHARACTERISTICS. 



1. Hard, horny, or thick, leathery front wings. 



2. Thin, gauzy hind wings, folded under front wings 

 when the insect is at rest. 



3. Mandibles developed for seizing food; some sorts 

 have very large mandibles. 



4. Some members of the order have the wing-covers 

 short and the wings also short; these beetles run 

 rather than fly. 



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