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Elaterini
Elaterini is a tribe of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about 7 genera and 17 described species in Elaterini. Genera These seven genera belong to the tribe Elaterini: * ''Diplostethus'' Schwarz, 1907 * '' Dolerosomus'' Motschulsky, 1859 * ''Elater'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Mulsanteus'' Gozis, 1875 (brown wireworms) * ''Orthostethus'' Lacordaire, 1857 * '' Parallelostethus'' Schwarz, 1907 * ''Sericus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * External links * Elateridae {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthostethus
''Orthostethus'' is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least two described species in ''Orthostethus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Orthostethus'': * '' Orthostethus caviceps'' Schaeffer, 1916 * '' Orthostethus infuscatus'' (Germar, 1844) g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * External links * Elaterinae {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. There are a few other families of Elateroidea in which a few members have the same mechanism, but most elaterid subfamilies can click. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" that can bounce the beetle into the air. Clicking is mainly used to avoid predation, although it is also useful when the beetle is on its back and needs to right itself. There are about 9300 known species worldwide, and 965 valid species in North America. Etymology Leach took the family name from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplostethus
''Diplostethus'' is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about six described species in ''Diplostethus'', found in the Nearctic and the Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ... Regions. The species of Diplostethus range from 16 to 25 mm in length. They are similar to species of the genus ''Pittonotus''. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Diplostethus'': * '' Diplostethus carolinensis'' (Schaeffer, 1916) Southeastern United States * '' Diplostethus meridianus'' (Champion, 1895) Mexico * '' Diplostethus opacicollis'' Schaeffer, 1916 Southwestern United States * '' Diplostethus peninsularis'' (Champion, 1895) Southwestern United States, Mexico * '' Diplostethus setosus'' Germar, 1844 Mexico, Central America, South Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elater (beetle)
''Elater'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Species Species within this genus include: * ''Elater abruptus'' Say, 1825 * ''Elater acutus'' (Candèze, 1863) * ''Elater asmodaius'' Wurst, 1994 * ''Elater ater'' (Candèze, 1865) * ''Elater decorus'' (Germar, 1843) * ''Elater dilaticollis'' (Fairmaire, 1883) * '' Elater ferrugineus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Elater georgelewisi'' (Suzuki, 1985) * ''Elater lecontei'' (Horn, 1871) * ''Elater magnicollis'' (Fleutiaux, 1918) * ''Elater niponensis'' (Lewis, 1894) * ''Elater pinguis'' (Horn, 1884) * ''Elater riesei'' Schimmel, 2007 * ''Elater ruficollis'' (Solier, 1851) * ''Elater sakishimensis'' Ôhira, 1967 * ''Elater solskyi'' (Suzuki, 1985) * ''Elater splendens'' Gurjeva, 1974 * ''Elater tauricus'' (Schwarz, 1897) * ''Elater thoracicus An elater is a cell (or structure attached to a cell) that is hygroscopic, and therefore will change shape in response to changes in moisture in the environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sericus
''Sericus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spr .... The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America. Species: * '' Sericus bifoveolatus'' * '' Sericus brunneus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q949952 Elateridae Elateridae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
