| Athous tauricola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Athous |
| Species: | A. tauricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Athous tauricola Reitter, 1905 | |
Athous tauricola is a species of brown-coloured click beetle from the family Elateridae which can be found on the Crimean peninsula [1] and Ukraine. [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.
Athous is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.
Hemicrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Athous vittatus 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 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.
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 austriacus is a species of brown-coloured click beetle from the family Elateridae. The species is 10.5 millimetres (0.41 in) long and is found in Hochschwab, Austria.
Athous caviformis is a species of brown-coloured click beetles which can be found in Hungary, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Athous curtulus is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae endemic to Spain.
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 sosybius is a species of click beetle which is endemic to Dagestan.
Athous utschderensis is a species of click beetle from the family Elateridae found in Russian cities such as Novorossiysk, Sochi and Krasnodar, as well as the southwestern Caucasus.
Athous bicolor is a species of click beetle.
Procraerus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.
Athous emaciatus is a species of click beetle in the genus Athous.
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