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Species Conoderus bellus

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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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