A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.

A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).

Synonym of ladybird.

Any beetle from the Cerambycidae family, notable for their extremely long antennae.

Any of various freshwater aquatic beetles that have a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs adapted for swimming, and that carry an air bubble underneath their abdomens.

A large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles.

Any of very many beetles, of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Scarabaeus sacer regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians

(dated, Britain, slang) A large, flat foot.

Any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.