Beetle Families of Britain and Ireland

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** Body Length (mm)
* Body Form (Ratio)
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** Body Shape
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* Body Continuity
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Body Colouration
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Body Surface
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** Antennal Form
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Antennal Length
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Number of Antennal Segments
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* Pronotum Form (Ratio)
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* Pronotum (Front Edge)
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* Pronotum (Rear Edge)
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** Elytral Length
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** Elytral Truncation
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** Elytral Suture
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* Elytral Shape
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** Tarsal Lobes (Front Legs)
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** Tarsal Lobes (Middle Legs)
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** Tarsal Lobes (Rear Legs)
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* Number of Tarsi (Front Legs)
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* Number of Tarsi (Middle Legs)
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* Number of Tarsi (Rear Legs)
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(Bruchinae)0Chrysomelidae (Cassidinae)0Chrysomelidae (Chrysomelinae)0Chrysomelidae (Criocerinae)0Chrysomelidae (Cryptocephalinae)0Chrysomelidae (Donaciinae)0Chrysomelidae (Eumolpinae)0Chrysomelidae (Galerucinae)0Chrysomelidae (Lamprosomatinae)0Ciidae0Clambidae (Calyptomerinae)0Clambidae (Clambinae)0Cleridae (Clerinae)0Cleridae (Korynetinae)0Cleridae (Tillinae)0Coccinellidae (Distinct)0Coccinellidae (Indistinct)0Corylophidae0Cryptophagidae (Atomariinae)0Cryptophagidae (Cryptophaginae)0Cucujidae0Curculionidae (Bagoinae)0Curculionidae (Baridinae)0Curculionidae (Ceutorhynchinae)0Curculionidae (Cossoninae)0Curculionidae (Cryptorhynchinae)0Curculionidae (Curculioninae)0Curculionidae (Cyclominae)0Curculionidae (Entiminae)0Curculionidae (Hyperinae)0Curculionidae (Lixinae)0Curculionidae (Mesoptiliinae)0Curculionidae (Molytinae)0Curculionidae (Orobitidinae)0Curculionidae (Platypodinae)0Curculionidae (Scolytinae)0Dascillidae0Dermestidae (Attageninae)0Dermestidae (Dermestinae)0Dermestidae 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