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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Elaterinae » Melanotini » Melanotus » Melanotus communis Complex (Melanotus communis-complex)
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Red Clicks - Melanotus communis-complex
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Red Clicks - Melanotus communis-complex
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
January 21, 2006
Size: Not big, as Elaters go
I found a big crop of these red Elaters under bark today, January 22nd. They have beads of water on them because the frosty night temperatures had given way to highs in the low 50s. They have a lot of yellowish pubescence on them.

I don't recall seeing any Elaters this red and with this much pubescence, in this area. Maybe the summertime color will darken to reddish-brown?

Similarly, using Dillon & Dillon I couldn't find any unmarked red species with dense yellow pubescence. Any thoughts?

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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 22 January, 2006 - 5:41pm
Last updated 18 November, 2012 - 12:04pm

Moved
Moved from Melanotus.
… Blaine Mathison, 18 November, 2012 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Click Beetles.
… Stephen_WV, 1 December, 2006 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

my thought is:
perhaps Melanotus sp.. Habitat and appearance would fit, and if size was well above 1 cm, you may trust this comment of mine even more.

regards, Boris
… Boris Büche, 1 December, 2006 - 4:34am login or register to post comments

 
Well over
Thanks, Boris! Yes, well over 1 cm, no doubt about that.
… Stephen_WV, 1 December, 2006 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

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