Agraeus (beetle)
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''Agraeus'' 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 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, spr ...
and the subfamily
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, 18 ...
. Many species have bizarre anatomical modifications that are indicative of an association with ants, but this has not yet been directly confirmed.Parker, J. (2016) Myrmecophily in beetles (Coleoptera): evolutionary patterns and biological mechanisms. Myrmecological News 22: 65-108.


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Elateridae genera Elateridae {{Elateridae-stub