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''Diplostethus'' is a genus of click beetles in 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, sp ...
. There are about six described species in ''Diplostethus'', found in the Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
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 biogeogra ...
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 America * '' Diplostethus texanus'' (Leconte, 1853) Texas, Oklahoma, ArizonaReferences
External links
* Elateridae genera {{elateridae-stub