Dichotomous keys are useful to identify organisms according to their morphological traits. The following key provides morphological traits to identify some families of the beetles' order.
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A dichotomous key might be considered a significantly useful tool to classify organisms. The key provides an easy and fast way for identification by describing different morphological traits, leading you to the correct taxonomic classification.
The key provides morphological descriptions about different taxonomic groups, which are easy to identify.
It is simple to read a dichotomous key. The term dichotomous refers to how information is provided. You will always have two options (a and b, or 1 and 2), and you will have to choose one of them according to the characteristics of your organism.
Probably you might need an atlas or a dictionary to understand some of the technical terminologies. You will also need to carefully observe your specimen, to get to distinguish different traits. If the specimen is too small you might need a loup.
Since the beetles dichotomous key might be too long, in the attached files you will find just part of it. This is for you to understand how to write and read it. This key provides you with information about traits that differentiate families.
If you have a beetle and want to know to which family it belongs, you just need to follow the description, and the key leads you to reach the family.
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