Calais parreysii

Calais parreysii
Museum specimen of Calais parreysii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Agrypninae
Genus:	Calais
Species:	C. parreysii
Binomial name
Calais parreysii (Steven, 1829)
Synonyms
Alaus parreyssi Steven, 1830

Calais parreysii is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae.

Description

Calais parreysii, Kotychi, Greece

Calais parreysii can reach a length of 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). Body is black, elongate and covered with thick white and black scales forming a variegated pattern. Pronotum shows two small black spots. Adults fly from late May to early June. The larvae develop in the wood of the old rotten fallen trees, especially pines ( Pinus pallasiana , Pinus brutia , Pinus halepensis ). Larvae are active predators feeding on insects living in rotten wood.

Distribution and habitat

This species s widespread from the Balkan Peninsula to Central-Western Asia and the Near East (Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia). It lives in the pine forests and in the thickets in moist areas.

References

• Biolib
• Click Beetles of the Palearctic Region
• Fauna Europaea
• Zin.ru