Read about related Coleoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. Beetles represent the largest Order of insects, containing over 250,000 described species. Beetle groups include tiger beetles, ground beetles, water beetles, whirligig beetles, fungus beetles, rove beetles, stag beetles, scarab beetles, wood-boring beetles, click beetles, fireflies, dermestids, ladybird beetles, darkling beetles, longhorn beetles, blister beetles, leaf beetles, weevils and many others.

Straight-Snouted Weevil Genus species Coleoptera Brentidae Brentid weevils are primarily tropical beetles characterized by their slender, elongated bodies and long straight snouts. They are usually reddish or brown in color and have antennae constructed from small round segments. This brentid from Ecuador was making its way down to a fallen tree limb. Brentids can be found under loose bark of trees and feed on fungi and other wood eating insects. The weevil larvae bore tunnels into wood. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects