| Athous axillaris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Athous |
| Species: | A. axillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Athous axillaris Horn, 1871 | |
Athous axillaris is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae. It was described by George Henry Horn in 1871 and is endemic to California. [1]
Athous axillaris is 9.4–12.9 millimetres (0.37–0.51 in) long, dark brown to black in colour, and has a muddy orange coloured head and pronotum. [2]
Elateridae or click beetles 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.
The Clytrini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae. As the other Cryptocephalinae, they belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles known as Camptosomata.
The fan-tailed widowbird, also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.
Athous is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.
Athous vittatus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Athous.
Athous subfuscus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Athous.
Athous campyloides is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Athous.
Athous apfelbecki is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae. The species is found in the Balkans, including, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and former Yugoslavian states. The species is 9–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in) long.
Athous angulifrons is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae endemic to Kamnik–Savinja Alps of Slovenia. The species is 9–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in) long and is yellowish-green in colour.
Athous dasycerus is a species of click beetle of the family Elateridae. It is 11 millimetres (0.43 in) long and is brown coloured.
Athous balcanicus is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae endemic to Bulgaria. The species is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) long.
Athous curtus is a species of click beetle of the family Elateridae endemic to the Western Caucasus.
Athous tauricola is a species of brown-coloured click beetle from the family Elateridae which can be found on the Crimean peninsula and Ukraine.
Athous turcicus is a species of brown-coloured click beetle of the family Elateridae known from North Macedonia and Greece. It is 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long.
Athous propinquus is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae which is found in Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey. The species is 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long.
Athous bicolor is a species of click beetle.
Coleothorpa is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The group is largely composed of species that were originally placed in the genus Euryscopa; some authorities have suggested placing these species into the genus Coscinoptera but the most recent revisions prefer to retain it as a separate genus.
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the adult males being noted for a complex mating dance. Like some other elateroids, they are capable of clicking.
Dendrometrinae is a very large subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae, containing 10 tribes worldwide, including several formerly recognized subfamily-rank groups such as Athoinae, Crepidomeninae, Denticollinae, Oxynopterinae, Prosterninae, and Semiotinae now all reduced to tribal rank or lower.
Anisotoma is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 20 described species in Anisotoma.
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