black beetle

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.

A black scarab beetle, later specifically the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.

The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae.

A similar roach native to New Zealand, of species Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novaeseelandia); the Māori bug.

Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

A member of the European species Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).

Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.