Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Pityobiinae » Pityobius » Bipectinate Click Beetle (Pityobius anguinus)
Photo#677188
Very large click beetle - New Brunswick - Pityobius anguinus - female
Copyright © 2012 Stuart Tingley

Very large click beetle - New Brunswick - Pityobius anguinus - Female
Petit-Cap, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
July 16, 2012
Size: 38.5mm
The largest (38.5mm) click beetle I've ever seen. Has a deep groove in the pronotum. Found dead on beach of sand dune complex on Northumberland Strait shore of New Brunswick, Canada. Any guidance appreciated! (The loonie coin in the photo has a diameter of 26.5mm; specimen has been kept).

Images of this individual: tag all
Very large click beetle - New Brunswick - Pityobius anguinus - female Very large click beetle - New Brunswick - Pityobius anguinus - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 20 July, 2012 - 6:43pm
Last updated 21 July, 2012 - 2:11pm

Moved
Moved from Click Beetles.
… Stuart Tingley, 21 July, 2012 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

Pityobius
looks like a female Pityobius anguinus.
… Blaine Mathison, 21 July, 2012 - 6:05am login or register to post comments

 
38.5mm
I just dug out the specimen and measured it (tip of elytra to tip of head). It is 38.5 mm. Is that unusually large for this species?
… Stuart Tingley, 21 July, 2012 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
size
The published range for the species goes up to 30.0 mm. However, published records often pertain only to the male. And with elaterids, females are often larger than the males so the size is not surprising.
I'd be interested in obtaining a female if you find another. You can reach me directly on the email on my contact page. Thanks!
… Blaine Mathison, 21 July, 2012 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for that! I'll do my best to find you another female.
… Stuart Tingley, 21 July, 2012 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much, Blaine.
… Stuart Tingley, 21 July, 2012 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact