beetles - Encyclopedia of Life

Beetles is a group of insects. There are 329417 species of beetles, in 26252 genera and 248 families. This group has been around since the Permian Era. Coleoptera (beetles) includes groups like Sojanocoleidae, Tritarsusidae, and Brochocoleidae.

URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Permian
Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Phallus hadriani Vent. 1798
first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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Permian Era
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Permian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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has pathogen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002557
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Entomophthora coleopterorum Petch 1932
is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Molothrus ater (Boddaert 1783) (Brown-headed Cowbird)
is vector for
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002459
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Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam 1886
motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: Organisms that move habitually, of their own volition.
- Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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13493
pollinates
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002455
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó (Common spotted orchid)
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Pinguicula vulgaris L. (common butterwort)
skeleton contains
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000106
- Definition: The composition of a skeletal tissue.
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chitin
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029
- Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of beetles

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