Elateridae

GPTKB entity

Statements (74)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName click beetles
gptkbp:conservationStatus not globally threatened
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_Elford_Leach
gptkbp:describedYear 1815
gptkbp:diet decaying organic matter
plant roots
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance agricultural pest
gptkbp:habitat soil
decaying wood
under bark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elateridae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage up to several years
wireworms
gptkbp:lifespan few months
gptkbp:morphologicalType elongated body
well-developed legs
clicking sound when disturbed
hard exoskeleton
pronotum with backward-pointing points
prosternal spine
serrated antennae
gptkbp:notableFeature clicking mechanism
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Agriotes
gptkb:Ampedus
gptkb:Athous
gptkb:Cardiophorus
gptkb:Ctenicera
gptkb:Dicronychus
gptkb:Elater
gptkb:Lacon
gptkb:Limonius
gptkb:Melanotus
gptkb:Pheletes
gptkb:Prosternon
gptkb:Selatosomus
gptkb:Sericus
gptkb:Synaptus
gptkb:Zorochros
Alaus
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Agriotes_lineatus
gptkb:Alaus_oculatus
gptkb:Ampedus_sanguineus
gptkb:Athous_haemorrhoidalis
gptkb:Cardiophorus_ruficollis
gptkb:Ctenicera_pectinicornis
gptkb:Dicronychus_equisetioides
gptkb:Elater_ferrugineus
gptkb:Lacon_marmoratus
gptkb:Limonius_agonus
gptkb:Melanotus_communis
gptkb:Pheletes_aeneoniger
gptkb:Prosternon_tessellatum
gptkb:Selatosomus_aeneus
gptkb:Sericus_brunneus
gptkb:Synaptus_filiformis
gptkb:Zorochros_minimus
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 10,000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators birds
small mammals
amphibians
reptiles
spiders
insectivorous insects
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Polyphaga
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Elateroidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Elater_ferrugineus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5