Species Conoderus bellus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Print References · Works Cited

handsome little click beetle - Conoderus bellus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)

Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)

Subfamily Agrypninae

Genus Conoderus

Species bellus (Conoderus bellus)

Explanation of Names

cono is Greek for a pine cone

der, -o is Greek for the hide

bell is Latin for beautiful (1)

Numbers

27 spp (2)

Range

Eastern U.S.

Print References

Key to spp:

Van Dyke. E.C. 1932. Miscellaneous studies in the Elateridae and related families of Coleoptera. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th Ser., 20(9): 291-465.

Jewett, H.H. 1945. Life history of the wireworm Conoderus bellus (Say). Kentucky Agric. Expt. Sta. Bull. 472, 8 p.

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

2.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 7 June, 2006 - 7:43pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 December, 2008 - 2:13pm

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