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16 Cards in this Set
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Ptiliidae
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Extremely tiny, wings feather like often visible beyond elytra, antennae with hairy club
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Hydrophilidae
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Similar to Dytiscidae (but antennae threadlike and not Adephaga), big spine on underside
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Histeridae
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Elbowed/clubbed antennae, front tibia expanded/toothed or spined
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Lucanidae
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10-segment antennae, comblike club with segments that can't be closed, often large mandibles
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Passalidae
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Pronotum with groove in middle, elytra deeply grooved, otherwise similar to Lucanidae
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Buprestidae
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Bullet shaped (pointed elytra end), usually metallic/bronzed
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Elateridae
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Pronotal spine between fore coxae, back of pronotum with backward pointing spines on either side
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Lycidae
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Elytra broad and flexible with network of ridges, antennae usually very saw-toothed/feathery
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Dermestidae
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Body robust and round/elongate-oval, short antennae, often with scales/hairs that form patterns
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Cucujidae
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Very flat, elongate, forward pointing mandibles, elytra usually striate, antennae usually beadlike
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Anthicidae
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Head as wide as pronotum with narrow neck, often have spike off of pronotum over head, body has sparse hair
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Coccinellidae
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Ladybugs, convex dorsally and flat ventrally, short pronotum
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Mordellidae
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Humback body with pointy elytra at end
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Cerambycidae
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Antennae long, broadset "shoulders", antennae usually arise within notch of eyes
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Curculionidae
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Weevils/snout beetles
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Bruchidae
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Short/stout, usually small, enlarged hind femora often with teeth, striate elytra often shorter than abdomen, hairy
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