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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 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Click Beetle
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 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampedus Nigricollis
''Ampedus'' is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are currently 461 recognized species of ''Ampedus'' beetles. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, but is found mostly in the Holarctic region, primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. The oldest known fossil from this genus was found in Eocene Baltic amber, estimated to be from 38.0–33.9 million years ago. Natural history Life cycle ''Ampedus'' larvae burrow in rotting wood, pupating in mid-summer. The larvae feed on wood, with a preference for wood in more advanced stages of decay, and are also observed to be cannibalistic on other saproxylic larvae. They emerge as adults a few weeks later, but remain in the pupal cell through the following winter. Adult ''Ampedus'' beetles are thought to be diurnal. As adults, they are pollen-feeders, found in large numbers on flowers and vegetation. ''Ampedus'' females attract males for mating through chemical communication, using specialized pheromone glands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plastocerinae
''Plastocerus'' is a genus of click beetle 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 ...s, the sole member of the subfamily Plastocerinae; while it has historically often been ranked as a family, the genus is now placed firmly within the family Elateridae.Hájek Jiří, Ivie Michael A., Lawrence John F. (2020) ''Binhon atrum'' Pic – a junior synonym of ''Plastocerus thoracicus'', with nomenclatural notes on ''Plastocerus'' (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Plastocerinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 391-396. Species *'' Plastocerus angulosus'' (Germar, 1844) *'' Plastocerus thoracicus'' Fleutiaux, 1918 References {{Elateridae-stub Elateridae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omalisinae
The Omalisinae (formerly family Omalisidae) are a small subfamily of morphologically derived elaterid beetles. The Omalisinae were long considered an independent family in the deprecated family Cantharoidea (more closely related to soft-bodied beetles like fireflies, than click beetles), and later a family in the Elateroidea, but molecular phylogenies have demonstrated the morphological similarity of Omalisinae to other soft bodied beetles is a case of parallel evolution (homoplasy) of their soft bodies, rather than an apomorphy. Members of this beetle subfamily have been reported to have bioluminescent organs on the larvae, although no recent publications have confirmed this. Some recent evidence indicated they were the sister group to a clade comprising the families Rhagophthalmidae and Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrypninae
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae. Genera These genera are members of the subfamily Agrypninae: * '' Acrocryptus'' Candèze, 1874 * ''Adelocera'' Latreille, 1829 * '' Aeoloderma'' Fleutiaux, 1928 * '' Aeoloides'' Schwarz, 1906 * '' Aeolosomus'' Dolin, 1982 * ''Aeolus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Agnostelater'' Costa, 1975 * ''Agraeus'' Candèze, 1857 * '' Agrypnus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Alampoides'' Schwarz, 1906 * '' Alaolacon'' Candèze, 1865 * '' Alaomorphus'' Hauser, 1900 * ''Alaus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Aliteus'' Candèze, 1857 * '' Anaissus'' Candèze, 1857 * '' Anathesis'' Candèze, 1865 * '' Anthracalaus'' Fairmaire, 1889 * '' Antitypus'' Candèze, 1882 * '' Aphileus'' Candèze, 1857 * '' Apochresis'' Candèze, 1882 * '' Arcanelater'' Costa, 1975 * '' Austrocalais'' Neboiss, 1967 * '' Babadrasterius'' Ôhira, 1994 * ''Calais'' Laporte, 1838 * '' Candanius'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oestodinae
Oestodinae is a subfamily 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, spr .... There are at least two genera in Oestodinae. Genera These two genera belong to the subfamily Oestodinae: * '' Bladus'' Leconte, 1861 * '' Oestodes'' Leconte, 1853 References Further reading * Elateridae {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetralobinae
Tetralobinae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Tetralobinae. Genera These seven genera belong to the subfamily Tetralobinae: * '' Neotetralobus'' Girard, 1987 * '' Paratetralobus'' Laurent, 1964 * '' Piezophyllus'' Hope, 1842 * '' Pseudalaus'' Laurent, 1967 * '' Pseudotetralobus'' Schwarz, 1902 * '' Sinelater'' Laurent, 1967 * ''Tetralobus ''Tetralobus'' is a genus of click beetle 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. Ot ...'' Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828 References Further reading * Elateridae Taxa described in 1840 {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pityobiinae
Pityobiinae is a subfamily 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, spr .... There are at least two genera and two described species in Pityobiinae. Genera These two genera belong to the subfamily Pityobiinae: * '' Pityobius'' Leconte, 1854 * '' Tibionema'' Solier, 1851 References Further reading * Elateridae {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campyloxeninae
''Campyloxenus'' is a bioluminescent 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, spr ..., and is the sole member of the subfamily Campyloxeninae. There is one described species in ''Campyloxenus'', ''Campyloxenus pyrothorax''. References Elateridae Elateridae genera Monotypic Elateriformia genera Taxa described in 1860 Bioluminescent insects {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parablacinae
Parablacinae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about eight genera in Parablacinae. Genera These eight genera belong to the subfamily Parablacinae: * '' Metablax'' Candèze, 1869 * '' Ophidius'' Candèze, 1863 * '' Parablax'' Schwarz, 1906 * '' Parasaphes'' Candèze, 1882 * ''Sharon (beetle) Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...'' Arias-Bohart & Elgueta, 2015 * '' Tasmanelater'' Calder, 1996 * '' Wynarka (beetle)'' Calder, 1986 * '' Xuthelater'' Calder, 1996 References Further reading * Elateridae Taxa described in 2016 {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physodactylinae
Physodactylinae is a subfamily 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, spr .... There are at least two genera in Physodactylinae. Genera These two genera belong to the subfamily Physodactylinae: * '' Dactylophysus'' Fleutiaux, 1892 * '' Physodactylus'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 References Further reading * Elateridae Taxa described in 1856 {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
