Elaterini is a tribe 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 7 genera and 17 described species in Elaterini.
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Genera
These seven genera belong to the tribe Elaterini:
* '' Diplostethus'' Schwarz, 1907 b
* '' Dolerosomus'' Motschulsky, 1859 g b
* ''Elater
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 environment. Elaters come in a variety of forms, but are always associated with plant spores. In ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 b
* ''Mulsanteus
''Mulsanteus'' is a genus in the click beetle family Elateridae. There are at least more than 90 described species in ''Mulsanteus''.
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Mulsanteus'':
* ''Mulsanteus abdominalis'' (Solier, 1851)
* ''Mul ...
'' Gozis, 1875 g b (brown wireworms)
* '' Orthostethus'' Lacordaire, 1857 g b
* '' Parallelostethus'' Schwarz, 1907 g b
* ''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) ar ...
'' Eschscholtz, 1829 g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Elateridae
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