''Selatosomus'' is a genus of
beetles
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, Elytron, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, wit ...
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, sp ...
. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''
Ctenicera
''Ctenicera'' is a genus of click beetles.
European species
European species within this genus include:
*'' Ctenicera bonomii'' Binaghi, 1940
*'' Ctenicera bosnica'' (Apfelbeck, 1894)
*'' Ctenicera cuprea'' (Fabricius, 1775)
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Selected species
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Selatosomus aeneus
''Selatosomus aeneus'' is a species of click beetle found in Europe. It was originally described as ''Corymbites aeneus'' by Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Car ...
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Selatosomus aeripennis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus amplicollis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus appropinquans
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus carbo''
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Selatosomus caucasicus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus confluens
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus coreanus''
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Selatosomus cruciatus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus destructor
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus festivus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus funereus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus gloriosus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus graecus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus grandis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus huanghaoi
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus jailensis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus lateralis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus latus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus melancholicus
''Selatosomus melancholicus'' is a species of click beetles
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 famil ...
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Selatosomus miegi
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus montanus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus morulus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus nigricans
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus pruininus
''Selatosomus pruininus'', the Great Basin wireworm, is a nocturnal species of click beetles native to the Great Basin
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Selatosomus puerilis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus pulcher
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus rugosus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus '' Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus semimetallicus''
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Selatosomus sexualis
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus splendens
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus suckleyi
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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Selatosomus tauricus
''Selatosomus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Japan, southern Africa and North America, and most of the species were formerly included in the genus ''Ctenicera''.
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1946664
Elateridae
Elateridae genera