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
''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 constit ...
'' 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'' Gozis, 1875 g b (brown wireworms)
* ''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
* ' ...
'' 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) are ...
'' 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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