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Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of elateroid beetles based on the type genus Eucnemis; they include about 1700 species, distributed worldwide. Description [ edit ]
Click beetle larvae, called wireworms, are usually saprophagous, living on dead organisms, but some species are serious agricultural pests, and others are active predators of other insect larvae. Some elaterid species are bioluminescent in both larval and adult form, such as those of the genus Pyrophorus .
Alaus oculatus can reach a length of about 25–45 millimetres (1.0–1.8 in). [2] They have an elongated body, black in color throughout. The pronotum exhibits a large oval patch of darker scales, framed in white, on each side - the common name of the beetle derives from this feature.
Even the soldier beetle’s thorax is similar to that of many firefly species. Adult bugs feed on nectar, pollen, and other smaller insects, while their larvae feed on snails and other small ...
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).
Aulonothroscus validus is a species of small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. Aulonothroscus validus is found in North America, specifically Canada and the United States. The species was discovered by Leconte in 1868. A. validus is around 2.5 to 5 mm long. [1] [2] [3]
Trixagus chevrolati is a species of small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is found in Central America and North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Aulonothroscus constrictor is a species of small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] References