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How many species are in the order Coleoptera?

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Coleoptera African goliath beetle (*Goliathus giganteus*).

The order Coleoptera, which consists of beetles and weevils, comprises more than 400,000 species. This makes it the largest order of insects, accounting for approximately 40 percent of all known insect species, as well as the largest order within the animal kingdom.1