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Hemicrepidius Pullus
''Hemicrepidius pullus'' is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. i References pullus Beetles described in 1905 {{Elateridae-stub ...[...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] |
Hemicrepidius
''Hemicrepidius'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Species * '' Hemicrepidius acuminatus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius amitinus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius amoenus'' Philippi, 1861 * '' Hemicrepidius aterrimus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius biformis'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius bilobatus'' (Say, 1834) * '' Hemicrepidius bivittatus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius brevicollis'' Candèze, 1863 * '' Hemicrepidius californicus'' (Becker, 1979) * '' Hemicrepidius candezei'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius carbonarius'' (Stepanov, 1935) * '' Hemicrepidius carbonatus'' (LeConte, 1860) * '' Hemicrepidius chinensis'' Kishii & Jiang, 1996 * '' Hemicrepidius colchicus'' (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1962) * '' Hemicrepidius consanguineus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius consobrinus'' Champion, 1896 * '' Hemicrepidius consors'' Heyden, 1884 * '' Hemicrepidius coreanus'' Kishii in Kishii & Paik, 2002 * '' Hemicrepidius corvinus'' (Reitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
