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Species Laneganus sulcicollis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)
Subfamily Dendrometrinae
Tribe Prosternini
Genus Laneganus
Species sulcicollis (Laneganus sulcicollis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypoganus sulcicollis (Say 1834), Ctenicera sulcicollis
Explanation of Names
Laneganus sulcicollis (Say)
Size
15-24 mm(1)
Range
NS-GA to ON-IL(1)
Habitat
subcortical species in deciduous forests(2)
Food
larvae are predators(2)
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.The Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: faunal composition, new records, and taxonomic changes
C.G. Majka & P.J. Johnson. 2008. Zootaxa 1811: 1–33.