BEETLES.

Siti Nurlydia, Sazali and Ratnawati, Hazali and Nurfarida Anum, Zainaddin and Tan, Wei Lim and Chai, Chia Yee and Chow, Jia Yii and Marlina Bianah, Soui and Chum, Yit Seng and Nur Asya Aliah, Mohd Baki and Nur Asha Irdina, Mohd Najib and Ma, Ming Hui and Mohamad Jalani, Mortada (2025) BEETLES. In: NIAH : Biodiversity That Survived Time. Life from Headwaters to the Coast . UNIMAS Publisher, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., pp. 81-85. ISBN 978-629-7783-09-3

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Abstract

Beetles, which belong to the order Coleoptera, are among the most abundant insects and are cosmopolitan as well as ubiquitous. They can be distinguished by their biting mouthparts and chitinous forewings, known as elytra, which serve as protective covers for their hindwings. Being such a successful group, beetles play many ecological roles in tropical ecosystems, including as decomposers, pollinators, seed dispersal agents and natural predators. From an anthropogenic viewpoint, they can be perceived as pests and biological control agents as well as bioindicators.

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