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HERCULES BEETLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hercules's harp ground beetle
1, record 1, English, Hercules%27s%20harp%20ground%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae. 2, record 1, English, - Hercules%27s%20harp%20ground%20beetle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Hercules harp ground beetle
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
- harpale d'Hercule
1, record 1, French, harpale%20d%27Hercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae. 2, record 1, French, - harpale%20d%27Hercule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hercules's lady beetle
1, record 2, English, Hercules%27s%20lady%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Coccinellidae. 2, record 2, English, - Hercules%27s%20lady%20beetle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Hercules’s ladybeetle
- Hercules’ lady beetle
- Hercules’ ladybeetle
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
- coccinelle d'Hercule
1, record 2, French, coccinelle%20d%27Hercule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Coccinellidae. 2, record 2, French, - coccinelle%20d%27Hercule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hercules beetle
1, record 3, English, hercules%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unicorn beetle 2, record 3, English, unicorn%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Order Coleoptera... Scarab beetles, family Scarabaeidae;... Hercules Beetles... Subfamily Dynastinae. The largest eastern species is the Eastern Hercules Beetle, also called Unicorn Beetle. 2, record 3, English, - hercules%20beetle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
latin : Dynastes tityus=eastern Hercules beetle, Dynastes granti Horn=southwestern Hercules beetle. 3, record 3, English, - hercules%20beetle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dynaste hercule
1, record 3, French, dynaste%20hercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- scarabée Hercule 2, record 3, French, scarab%C3%A9e%20Hercule
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
famille : Dynastinés. 3, record 3, French, - dynaste%20hercule
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dynaste : scarabée qu'on trouve dans les régions chaudes d'Amérique et qui compte parmi les plus grands de tous les insectes actuels. Type de la famille des dynastidés. 4, record 3, French, - dynaste%20hercule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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