''Limonius'' 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 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 ...
. Many of the species formerly placed in this genus have been removed to other genera such as ''
Gambrinus
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''.
[F.E. Etzler. 2019. Generic reclassification of ''Limonius'' Eschscholtz, 1829 (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) sensu Candèze 1860 of the world. Zootaxa 4863:301-335.]
Species
* ''
Limonius aeger''
* ''
Limonius agonus'' (eastern field wireworm)
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Limonius anceps''
* ''
Limonius aurifer''
* ''
Limonius auripilis''
* ''
Limonius basilaris''
* ''
Limonius californicus'' (sugarbeet wireworm)
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Limonius canus'' (Pacific coast wireworm)
* ''
Limonius consimilis''
* ''
Limonius ectypus''
* ''
Limonius impunctus'' (Ypresian,
Allenby Formation
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)
* ''
Limonius infuscatus''
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Limonius jonesi''
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Limonius lanei''
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Limonius meridianus''
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Limonius nitidulus''
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Limonius pectoralis''
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Limonius quercinus''
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Limonius subauratus'' (Columbia basin wireworm)
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External links
Elateridae
Elateridae genera
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