diamond-beetlen.
A South American beetle Curculio (Entimus) imperialis, of which the elytra are studded with brilliant sparkling points; also applied to other species of Curculio, and (with qualifications) to other beetles with splendid markings.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Curculionoidea or Rhyncophora > family Curculionidae or genus Curculio > curculio imperialis (diamond beetle)
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > with splendid markings or diamond-beetle
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > miscellaneous types > chrysolopus spectabilis (diamond-beetle)
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1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. i. 65 The most brilliant and beautiful is the Curculio imperialis..commonly known by the name of the Diamond Beetle.
1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 340 The various species of diamond beetles surpassing (in their colours) the majority of Coleopterous insects.
1860 W. S. Dallas Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom 219 Few insects can boast of greater magnificence than the well-known Diamond-beetle of Brazil.
1860 G. Bennett Gatherings of Naturalist in Austral. xii. 273 The Diamond Beetle of Australia, of green and gold tints (Chrysolopus spectabilis).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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