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Pyrophorus sp.
#coleoptera #besouros #beetles #clickbeetles #Elateridae #entomology #entomologia #insetos #insects
November 25, 2024 at 12:29 AM
goddamvirginian.bsky.social
forgot about clickbeetles. what cool little guys those are
July 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Kim et al. First report of an intersex individual of the click beetle Pectocera fortunei ( #Elateridae) and additional cases of gynandromorphism in Coleoptera ( #Lucanidae, #Scarabaeidae) doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles
March 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Jin et al. A Revision of the Endemic Australian Genus Rousia Calder ( #Coleoptera: #Elateridae) with Description of a #NewSpecies doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles
August 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
pkster101.bsky.social
Click Beetle 'Denticollis linearis'

#wildlife #Beetles #Beetle #Scarabaeidae #entomology #nature #naturephotographer #brighton #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #sussex #coleoptera #naturalscience #clickbeetles
June 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Bocak et al. Validation of earlier proposed taxa Tibionemini new tribe and Hiekeolycus winkleri #NewSpecies doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles #Taxonomy
July 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Kundrata et al. Click beetle larvae from Cretaceous Burmese amber represent an ancient Gondwanan lineage doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Beetle #Beetles #Fossisl #ClickBeetles
Habitus of click beetle larvae from Burmese amber. (A–B) Larval specimen NM-T3536; dorsal and ventral view, respectively. (C–D) Larval specimen NM-T3537; dorsal and ventral view, respectively. Scale bars: 2 mm.
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Qiu. Neodima mianyangensis Qiu ( #Coleoptera: #Elateridae: Dimini), a New Flightless Click-Beetle from Sichuan, China doi.org/10.1649/0010... #TheColeopteristsBulletin #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #ClickBeetles
Dorsal habitus of Neodima mianyangensis, new species. A) Male, holotype, B) Female, paratype. Scale bar: 5.0 mm.
June 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
lagartixa.bsky.social
Pyrophorus sp.
#coleoptera #besouros #beetles #clickbeetles #Pyrophorini #insetos #insects #entomology #entomologia
November 19, 2024 at 2:16 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Qi. Description of a new flightless species of Rismethus Fleutiaux from China ( #Coleoptera: #Elateridae: Agrypninae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #ClickBeetles
FIGURE 4. Living individual, habitat photographs, and distribution map for Rismethus jiangi sp. nov.: A. A living R. jiangi sp. nov.; B. Mr. Ding-Lei Jiang collecting the new species; C. Distribution map of R. jiangi sp. nov. (red dots represent the distribution of the species, and red dot with a small black dot indicate the type locality). A photographed by Lu Qiu, B provided by D.-L. Jiang.
June 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Motyka et al. Phylogenomics-based click-beetle classification tackles multiple origins of phenotypic modifications doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #clickbeetles #Elateridae
(a–f) Clicking, fully sclerotised Elateridae: (a) Drapetes elateroides (Host) (b) Selatosomus cruciatus (L.), (c) Dilobitarsus pendleburyi Fleutiaux, (d) Ampedus sanguinolentus (Schrank), (e) Hemiops sp., (f) Hapatesus tropicus Neboiss; Non-clicking elaterids with decreased sclerotisation: (g, h) Plastocerus angulosus (Germar), (i, j) Cebrio ingelmimen Rattu & Francois, (k) Malacogaster hajeki Kundrata & Bocak, male; (l) Drilus flavescens Olivier, female, (m) The pro-mesothoracic clicking mechanism of Hemiops sp., (n, o) prothorax ventrally, Penia turnai Schimmel and Denticollis linearis (Linnaeus), (p) Pro- and mesothorax ventrally, Paulusiella sp. Soft-bodied elateroids: (q) Lygistopterus alluaudi (Fleutiaux), male, Lycidae, (r) Dexoris chome Bocak et al., male, Lycidae, male antenna at left, (s) Iberobaenia lencinai Bocak et al., male; Iberobaeniidae. Scales a–l, q–s 1 mm, m–o 0.5 mm.
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Arimoto. Taxonomic revision of the genus Penia Laporte (#Coleoptera, #Elateridae, Dendrometrinae) from Taiwan. doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles #NewSpecies
March 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Linhart et al. New predatory beetle larvae from about 100 million years ago and possible niche differentiation effects in the Kachin amber forest doi.org/10.1186/s133... #Beetle #Beetles #Elateridae #ClickBeetles #Fossils
Extant larva of Elateridae, Denticollis linearis (formerly Campylus linearis), ZMH 62853. A–C Overviews. A Dorsal view. B Ventral view. C Lateral view. D–G Close-ups on head. D Dorsal view. E Colour-marked version of D. F Ventral view. G Colour-marked version of F. at antenna, hc head capsule, li labium, md mandible
September 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Martínez-Luque & Johnson. Description of the Female and Redescription of the Male of Scaptolenus acrognathus Champion (#Coleoptera: #Elateridae) doi.org/10.1649/0010...
#Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin
Figs. 1–10. Scaptolenus acrognathus (male). 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Ventral habitus; 3) Lateral habitus; 4) Hind wing; 5) Sternite VIII. Aedeagus: 6) Ventral view; 7) Dorsal view. 8) Sternite IX; 9) Tergite IX and X; 10) Tergite VIII.
October 19, 2023 at 12:26 AM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Qiu et al. Taxonomic Review of the Tribe Dimini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Guangxi, China, with Descriptions of 12 New Species doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #clickbeetles #newbeetles
Csikia species from Guangxi. Holotypes, males: A) C. telnovi, dorsal view, B) C. telnovi, labels, C) C. shihongliangi, new species, dorsal view, D) C. zhoushanyii, new species, dorsal view. Aedeagi of holotypes, ventral view: E) C. telnovi, F) C. shihongliangi, new species, G) C. zhoushanyii, new species. Living specimens: H) C. shihongliangi, new species, I) C. zhoushanyii, new species. Photograph credits: Andreas Kopetz (NKME) (A, B), Lu Qiu (H, I). Scale bars = 2.0 mm (A, C, D), 1 mm (E–G).
February 12, 2026 at 5:32 AM
tweety-woody.bsky.social
We got two lovely clickers in our backyard. Click Beetles communicate by scent and touch, Adult click beetles feed on nectar, pollen, and flowers. These two hang out in our gardenia planter box. #Insect #ClickBeetles #Photography #entomology
Click beetles are elongated, hard-bodied insects belonging to the family Elateridae that are famous for using a specialized spring-like spine and groove mechanism to produce an audible clicking sound and flip into the air. They are completely harmless to humans—they do not bite or sting—and are widely recognized by their unique physical traits and behaviors. Slender, narrow, and slightly flattened bodies, typically measuring between 0.25 and 1.5 inches long, usually colored in dull shades of brown, gray, or black (though some tropical species feature prominent eye-spots or bioluminescence. Click beetles are elongated, hard-bodied insects belonging to the family Elateridae that are famous for using a specialized spring-like spine and groove mechanism to produce an audible clicking sound and flip into the air. They are completely harmless to humans—they do not bite or sting—and are widely recognized by their unique physical traits and behaviors. Slender, narrow, and slightly flattened bodies, typically measuring between 0.25 and 1.5 inches long, usually colored in dull shades of brown, gray, or black (though some tropical species feature prominent eye-spots or bioluminescence. Click beetles are elongated, hard-bodied insects belonging to the family Elateridae that are famous for using a specialized spring-like spine and groove mechanism to produce an audible clicking sound and flip into the air. They are completely harmless to humans—they do not bite or sting—and are widely recognized by their unique physical traits and behaviors. Slender, narrow, and slightly flattened bodies, typically measuring between 0.25 and 1.5 inches long, usually colored in dull shades of brown, gray, or black (though some tropical species feature prominent eye-spots or bioluminescence. Click beetles are elongated, hard-bodied insects belonging to the family Elateridae that are famous for using a specialized spring-like spine and groove mechanism to produce an audible clicking sound and flip into the air. They are completely harmless to humans—they do not bite or sting—and are widely recognized by their unique physical traits and behaviors. Slender, narrow, and slightly flattened bodies, typically measuring between 0.25 and 1.5 inches long, usually colored in dull shades of brown, gray, or black (though some tropical species feature prominent eye-spots or bioluminescence.
July 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Martínez-Luque & Zurita-García. #ClickBeetles (#Coleoptera: #Elateridae) from Michoacan, Mexico; annotated list of species and #NewRecords. biotaxa.org/RSEA/article.... #Beetle #Beetles #CheckList
May 1, 2024 at 1:08 PM
coleopsoc.bsky.social
#LiteratureNotice Pineda & Elórtegui. New collection records of Antitypus insignitus (Fairmaire and Germain, 1860)(#Coleoptera: #Elateridae) in north-central Chile doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #ClickBeetles #NewRecords
1-3.Antitypus insignitus (Fairmaire and Germain, 1860). 1. Specimen in situ.2. Habitat, Rocín river. 3.Distribution in north-central Chile. The black circles indicate localities where their presence has been recorded. The black circle with a question mark indicates a doubtful record.
February 28, 2024 at 2:14 PM