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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles (Elateroidea) » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Cardiophorinae
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Sort of a beetle to ID
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Sort of a beetle to ID
Vctoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 6, 2005
A black beetle that looks like a click beetle but somehow I thought it was a little different. ID or info would be great. Thanks.
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Contributed by Kildale on 7 June, 2005 - 9:26pm
Last updated 26 September, 2008 - 3:46pm

Moved
Moved from Click Beetles.
… tom murray, 26 September, 2008 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Cardiophorus or allied genus
note the laterally arcuate pronotum . . .

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 1 December, 2006 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Elateridae
Sure looks like a click beetle to me!

& Nice photo of the mechanism, Jim.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 8 June, 2005 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

Clicker
It looks like a click beetle to me, but there are two ways to tell for sure.
1. Grab the beetle and hold it on top and bottom between thumb and forefinger, or else lay it flat on its back. If it clicks, it's a click beetle.
2. It might not choose to click, however, so you need to see if it has a clicking mechanism on its underside. You might need a magnifying glass, depending on how good your close vision is and how small the insect is. Here's what to look for:
… Jim McClarin, 8 June, 2005 - 12:18am login or register to post comments

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