? Click beetles
Eyed elater, Alaus oculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Elateriformia Superfamily: Elateroidea Family: Elateridae Leach, 1815
Genera
Many, see text.

Click beetles (family Elateridae), sometimes called elaters, Skipjack, Snapping, or Spring Beetle, are distinguished by the unique click sound they produce. An interlocking mechanism of the meso- and prothorax allows them to "click". This motion produces the distinct clicking sound and bounces 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.In hot weather, they are prone to enter people's houses at night if entries or windows are left opened. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 110 KB) An eyed elater, Alaus oculatus from the family Elateridae of click beetles. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders, scorpions, etc. ... Classes & Orders Class Insecta (insects) Unplaced orders:    Order Diplura    Order Collembola (springtails)    Order Protura The subphylum Hexapoda constitutes the largest (in terms of number of species) grouping of arthropods and includes the insects as well as a few much smaller groups of wingless arthropods closely related to insects: Collembola, Protura... Classes & Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrate animals of the Class Insecta, the largest and (on land) most widely-distributed taxon within the phylum Arthropoda. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles are one of the most diverse groups of insects. ... Infraorders Bostrichiformia Cucujiformia Elateriformia Scarabaeiformia Staphyliniformia The Polyphagans are the biggest and most diverse suborder of beetles. ... Superfamilies See text. ... Families See text. ... William Elford Leach FRS (February 2, 1790 - August 26, 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... 1. ...

Click beetles can be large and beautiful insects. The adults are nocturnal and phytophagous, while the larvae dwell in the soil. Their larvae, sometimes called wire worms, are serious pests of corn and other grains, especially after a field has been left fallow. A nocturnal animal is one that sleeps during the day and is active at night - the opposite of the human (diurnal) schedule. ...

Genera

Actenicerus
Adrastus
Aeolus
Agriotes
Agrypnus
Alaus
Ampedus
Anchastus
Anostirus
Aplotarsus
Athous
Berninelsonius
Betarmon
Brachygonus
Brachylacon
Calambus
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Cidnopus
Conoderus
Crepidophorus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Agrypnus is a genus of click beetle. ...

Adelocera murina on its back. You can easily see the snap mechanism

Adelocera murina on a branch

Dalopius
Danosoma
Denticollis
Diacanthous
Dicronychus
Dima
Drasterius
Eanus
Ectamenogonus
Ectinus
Elater
Eopenthes
Fleutiauxellus
Hemicrepidius
Horistonotus
Hypnoidus
Hypoganus
Hypolithus
Idolus
Ischnodes
Itodacne
Lacon
Limoniscus
Limonius
Liotrichus
Megapenthes
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Metanomus
Negastrius
Neopristilophus
Nothodes
Oedostethus
Orithales
Paracardiophorus
Paraphotistus
Peripontius
Pheletes
Pityobius
Podeonius
Porthmidius
Procraerus
Prodrasterius
Prosternon
Pseudanostirus
Pyrophorus
Quasimus
Reitterelater
Selatosomus
Sericus
Simodactylus
Stenagostus
Synaptus
Zorochros ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1389x1042, 476 KB) Description: Mausgrauer Schnellkäfer (Adelocera murina) auf dem Rücken. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1389x1042, 476 KB) Description: Mausgrauer Schnellkäfer (Adelocera murina) auf dem Rücken. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (669x648, 35 KB) Description: Schnellkäfer der auf einem Ast sitzt. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (669x648, 35 KB) Description: Schnellkäfer der auf einem Ast sitzt. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} {{{subdivision}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Pyrophorus is a genus of click beetle, named by Illiger in 1809, of the family Elateridae. ...