"Coleopterology" Trucker Hat

The study of Beetles is "Coleopterology" Classification=Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) =Class Insecta (Insects) Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Coleoptera is derived from the Greek koleon (κολεον) meaning "sheath" and ptera (πτερα) meaning "wings". Aristotle already called beetles 'koleopteros' (κολεοπτερος) to refer to the front wings modified to protect the membranous hind wings(elytra). English beetle means "the little biter", derived ultimately from Old English bitela, from bītan, "to bite" (Patridge, 1958) FACT: They're the largest order in the animal kingdom, with more than 350,000 described species worldwide, representing about 40% of known insects. About 24,000 spp. in 131 families are known!!