Identification of a hyperactive pheromone analog in field tests of pheromone mimics for two click beetle species in the genus Cardiophorus (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00049-020-00319-z
Abstract: Females of two click beetle species, Cardiophorus tenebrosus and C. edwardsi (Coleoptera: Elateridae), produce methyl (3R,6E)-2,3-dihydrofarnesoate as their sex pheromone. We had serendipitously discovered that males of both species were also strongly attracted to (R)-fuscumol… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera; two click; field; beetle species ... See more keywords
Sex Pheromone of the Click Beetle Agriotes pilosellus (Schönherr, 1718)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-021-01346-y
Abstract: Agriotes pilosellus is a fairly common click beetle species distributed in open deciduous and mixed forests throughout a large area in Europe. To identify its sex pheromone, gland extracts of female beetles were analyzed using… read more here.
Keywords: sex pheromone; agriotes pilosellus; click beetle;
X-ray micro-computed tomography reveals a unique morphology in a new click-beetle (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from the Eocene Baltic amber
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76908-3
Abstract: Beetle fossils are a rich source of information about the palaeodiversity and evolutionary history of the order Coleoptera. Despite the increasing rate of fossil research on click-beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), the most diverse group in the… read more here.
Keywords: eocene; beetle; click beetle; amber ... See more keywords
Seasonal and Diel Communication Periods of Sympatric Pest Limonius Click Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Western Canada
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac067
Abstract: Abstract In western North America, sympatric Limonius click beetle species produce limoniic acid [(E)-4-ethyloct-4-enoic acid] as a sex pheromone component (L. canus (LeConte), L. californicus (Mannerheim)) or respond to it as a sex attractant (L.… read more here.
Keywords: communication; beetle species; communication periods; click beetle ... See more keywords
Identification of sex attractants for 6 North American click beetle species in 4 tribes of the Elateridae
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae077
Abstract: We describe experiments that evaluated potential sex pheromone components for 6 North American click beetle species. In field trials in Illinois, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, male beetles of 6 species were strongly attracted… read more here.
Keywords: click beetle; beetle species; american click; north american ... See more keywords
Home is where the heart rot is: violet click beetle, Limoniscus violaceus (Müller, 1821), habitat attributes and volatiles
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DOI: 10.1111/icad.12441
Abstract: The decreasing number of veteran trees in Europe threatens old‐growth habitats and the fauna they support. This includes rare taxa, such as the violet click beetle, Limoniscus violaceus (Müller, 1821). Samples of wood mould were… read more here.
Keywords: violet click; beetle; violaceus; click beetle ... See more keywords
Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae): an enigmatic click beetle with a convoluted taxonomic history
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5284.2.3
Abstract: Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844) is one of the only two species of genus Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 within the monogeneric click beetle tribe Plastocerini. It is distributed in the area comprising Greece, Turkey, Syria, Israel, and… read more here.
Keywords: plastocerus angulosus; germar 1844; click beetle; plastocerus ... See more keywords
The first immature snail-eating soft-bodied click beetle (Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini) from the Oriental realm: A putative larva of Selasia Laporte from India.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.1.6
Abstract: Larvae of the soft-bodied click-beetle tribe Drilini are obligatory predators of land snails. Larval stages are known only for several species from the West Palaearctic region and two species from the tropical Africa. In this… read more here.
Keywords: soft bodied; click beetle; larva; bodied click ... See more keywords
The genome sequence of the Marsh Click-beetle, Actenicerus siaelandicus (Müller, O.F., 1764)
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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23719.1
Abstract: We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Actenicerus siaelandicus (Marsh Click Beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Elateridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 854.91 megabases. Most of the assembly (95.23%) is… read more here.
Keywords: marsh click; click beetle; genome sequence; genome ... See more keywords
Functional Morphology of the Thorax of the Click Beetle Campsosternus auratus (Coleoptera, Elateridae), with an Emphasis on Its Jumping Mechanism
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13030248
Abstract: Simple Summary Click beetles are well-known for the specialized thoracic structure, which they can click to thrust themselves into the air and to right themselves. Several aspects of their jumping mechanism were still not entirely… read more here.
Keywords: morphology thorax; click beetle; jumping mechanism; functional morphology ... See more keywords
Sinopyrophorinae, a new subfamily of Elateridae (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) with the first record of a luminous click beetle in Asia and evidence for multiple origins of bioluminescence in Elateridae
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.864.26689
Abstract: Abstract The new subfamily Sinopyrophorinae within Elateridae is proposed to accommodate a bioluminescent species, Sinopyrophorusschimmeli Bi & Li, gen. et sp. nov., recently discovered in Yunnan, China. This lineage is morphologically distinguished from other click-beetle… read more here.
Keywords: beetle; evidence multiple; click beetle; bioluminescence elateridae ... See more keywords