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Genus: | Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 |
Dicronychus is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Insects in the family Elateridae are commonly called click 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 all elaterids 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.
Agrypnus is a genus of click beetle.
The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both included in the Zopheridae as subfamilies or even as tribe of subfamily Zopherinae. Some authors accept up to six subfamilies here, while others merge all except the Colydiinae into the Zopherinae.
Melanoxanthus is a genus of click beetles.
Denticollinae is a subfamily of beetle in the click beetle family. They occur in most regions of the world but are more abundant in cool temperate areas.
Carabus is a genus of beetle in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 91 subgenera and more than 1000 recognised species and thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but there are also 11 Nearctic species. Carabus are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms and caterpillars.
Attagenus is a genus of beetles. This genus is found in tropical Africa, the Palearctic including Europe, the Near East, the Nearctic, North Africa and East Asia. There are nearly 200 species.
Mylabris is a genus of beetles in the family Meloidae, which is endemic to the Palearctic ecozone. The species-rich genus Hycleus was historically confused with Mylabris. It is superficially similar, but is centered on the Afrotropics.
Semiotus is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. It includes about 85 large sized and colourful click beetles with bright integument. The colouration is usually yellow with longitudinal black, orange or reddish stripes. The Neotropical genus occurs from Mexico to Bolivia.
Lanelater is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Athous is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae
Hemicrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Calais is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae and the subfamily Agrypninae.
Ctenicera is a genus of click beetles.
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae.
Megapenthes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Megapenthes.
Cidnopus is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae subfamily Dendrometrinae.