Beetle Collection (page 9)

Weevil specimens
Specimen drawer of weevils held at the Natural History Museum, London. Weevil beetles are characterised by their long snouts or rostrums

Philonthus dictator, rove beetle

Titanus giganteus L. titan beetle
The titan is the largest beetle in the world. Measuring between 12 and 20 cms in length, this specimen was 15 cms. They live in the rainforests of French Guiana and Brazil

Scientist at work
Entomologist studying beetle specimens at the Natural History Museum, London

Preparation of skeleton material using the larvae of Dermestes maculatus (hind or leather beetle) to eat the flesh

Click beetle in amber
A click beetle preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene period

Termites in Dominican amber
Dominican amber containing termites, a flightless scuttle fly and a rove beetle. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

Beetles from Joseph Dandridges collection
Beetles, only some of which are from the Petiver Collection, shown with Sloanes catalogue numbers

Dermestes maculatus, flesh-eating beetle
The flesh-eating beetle, also known as the hide or leather beetle. This species has been introduced to the Natural History Museum in order to strip the flesh from carcases to reveal the skeleton

Wallaces beetles
Display of beetles collected by Alfred R. Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Detail of terracotta moulding of a beetle in the Waterhouse
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Ambeodontus tristis, two-toothed longhorn

Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle
Scanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter. Coloured artificially by computer

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spotted ladybird

Lucans cervus, stag beetles
A stag beetle collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Both males and females are on display, males have horns or antlers, females do not

Grasshopper collection with carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophularia) damage to some of the specimens

Bidessus minutissimus, diving water beetle
A rare diving beetle (Bidessus minutissimus) specimen. Diving beetles are aquatic and inhabit pond and stream environments

Lucanus cervus L. male stag beetle
A close-up of the head of a male stag beetle. It is only the male stag beetles which have antlers. The stag beetle is the U.Ks largest beetle

Clytus arietis, wasp beetle
A wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) visiting bramble flowers in England

Ladybird
A waterlogged ladybird on the edge of a leaf, unable to move until droplet dries

Melolontha melolontha, mating cockchafer beetles
The cockchafer has a black thorax, rusty brown elytra or wing cases, and brown legs. It also has characteristic antennae which fan out

Parahelops darwinii, beetle
Beetle collected by Charles Darwin during his stop at Valparaiso, Chile, 1835 on one of his voyages

Staphylinus olens, devils coach horse beetle
A devils coach horse beetle from Europe. This beetle, when alarmed raises its abdomen and opens its jaws

Dytiscus marginalis, the underside of a great diving beetle
Great diving beetles are aquatic insects, and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length

Grub of a house long-horn beetle
The grub of a house long-horn beetle boring into and feeding on wood. Infestations of the larvae can cause great damage to household furniture

Melolontha melolontha, mating cockchafers
A pair of mating cockchafer beetles. Note the difference in size between the male and female

Ptinus tectus, spider beetle
Scanning electron microscope image of a spider beetle (x 9). The long antennae, hairy body and waist-like constriction give this beetle the appearance of a spider

Adalia bipunctata variant, two spot ladybird
A waterlogged two spot ladybird variant, unable to move until water droplets on the elytra dry

Dytiscus marginalis, great diving beetle
Great diving beetles are aquatic and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length

Coccinella 7-punctata, ladybird
A familiar seven spot ladybird feeding on an aphid. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva

Phaodropus candidus, South American weevil
A South American weevil. Weevils are long-snouted beetles and form the largest family in the animal world

Carabus violaceus, violet ground beetle
A violet ground beetle is the U.Ks largest ground beetle, they are unable to fly, but travel quickly across the ground

Beetle in amber

Phanaeus vindex (Macleay), dung beetle
Top, lateral and underside views of a female dung beetle also called a tumble dung beetle by John Abbot

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, coconut palm weevil illustration
An illustration of a coconut palm weevil, original painting by Amadeo J. E. Terzi (1872-1956)

Weevil in amber
A weevil beetle preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen originates from the Lower Miocene period

Spider and beetles illustration
From the John Reeves Collection of Entomological Drawings (Bound)

Ladybird just emerged from its pupa case
The distinctive black spots will develop on this ladybirds elytra or wing case within a few hours of emerging from its pupa case. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J. Carter, 1989

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spot ladybird
A familiar seven-spot ladybird resting on a chive plant. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J

Colorado Beetle
A Colorado Beetle on a potato leaf. Date: 1950s

Water Beetle
A male Large Water Beetle (Hydraphilus Piceus). Date: 1950s

Burying Beetle
A Burying Beetle. Date: 1950s

Common Beetle
A Common Beetle. Date: 1960s

Musk Beetle
A Musk Beetle. Date: 1950s

Dung Beetle
A Dung Beetle. Date: 1960s

Elater (Click Beetle) and Elops Saurus

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