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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
When a click beetle bends its body, the peg snaps into the cavity, causing the beetle's body to straighten so suddenly that it jumps into the air. [ 5 ] Most beetles capable of bioluminescence are in the Elateroidea, in the families Lampyridae (~2000 species), Phengodidae (~200 species), Rhagophthalmidae (100 species) and Elateridae (>100 species).
These beetles are among the brightest bioluminescent insects. [1] With a brightness of around 45 millilamberts, [2] they are said to be technically bright enough to read by. [3] They achieve their luminescence by means of two light organs at the posterior corners of the prothorax, and a broad area on the underside of the first abdominal segment.
Many larvae from the click beetle family Elateridae are commonly referred to as wireworms and are prominent agricultural pests that feast on plant matter. However, the larvae of Alaus oculatus are unique among wireworms because they are predatory to other beetle larvae feeding in decaying wood, especially Cerambycidae . [ 2 ]
Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 (1815) (soldier beetles) Family Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834; Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (click beetles; includes former Drilidae, Omalisidae, and Plastoceridae) Agrypnus murinus, a click beetle; Family Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829; Family Lampyridae Rafinesque, 1815 (fireflies) Family Lycidae Laporte, 1836
Bioluminescent click beetles are found throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate America. Species from Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are now in different genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, such as Deilelater and Ignelater. [2] Adult Pyrophorus beetles feed on pollen and sometimes small insects, such as aphids or scale insects. Their ...
Family: Elateridae: Genus: Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875: Synonyms; Amblignatus Fleutiaux, 1907 ... Mulsanteus is a genus in the click beetle family Elateridae.
Elaterinae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae, containing 12 tribes worldwide. [1] Ampedus nigricollis Melanotus leonardi Agriotes fucosus.