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BUPRESTIDAE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood-boring beetles
1, record 1, English, wood%2Dboring%20beetles
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metallic wood-boring beetles 2, record 1, English, metallic%20wood%2Dboring%20beetles
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Buprestidae: A large family of beetles having rather short serrate antennae, an elongate form usually sharply tapering behind, and an exceedingly hard thick integument often of brilliant metallic colors and producing larvae that are fleshy legless grubs that usually bore in wood and are often destructive to trees. 3, record 1, English, - wood%2Dboring%20beetles
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- buprestidés
1, record 1, French, buprestid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte coléoptère à livrée métallique brillante, tel que le bupreste. (Les buprestidés forment une famille). Les buprestidés sont presque tous rongeurs de bois. 1, record 1, French, - buprestid%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metallic wood-boring beetles
1, record 2, English, metallic%20wood%2Dboring%20beetles
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- jewel beetles 2, record 2, English, jewel%20beetles
correct, plural
- flat-head borers 2, record 2, English, flat%2Dhead%20borers
correct, plural
- buprestid beetles 3, record 2, English, buprestid%20beetles
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A family of insects which belongs to the order Coleoptera. 4, record 2, English, - metallic%20wood%2Dboring%20beetles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Buprestid beetles are elongate-oval shaped and often metallic colored. The larvae are whitish with the head greatly expanded and flattened. There are more than 650 species in North America. 3, record 2, English, - metallic%20wood%2Dboring%20beetles
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- buprestidés
1, record 2, French, buprestid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des coléoptères, qui regroupe plus de 650 espèces. 2, record 2, French, - buprestid%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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