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Coleopterology - Definition and Overview

Coleopterology is the scientific study of beetles (insects of the order Coleoptera). Practitioners are termed coleopterists.

As a subfield of entomology, coleopterists share many of the concerns of general entomologists. Taxonomy is somewhat more important to coleopterology, because of the sheer number of beetle species to organize.

Notable coleopterists include:

See list of coleopterists for more.

Journals

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