Nitidolimonius resplendens
(Eschscholtz, 1829)
Resplendent Click Beetle
Nitidolimonius resplendens is a of click beetle in the Elateridae, commonly known as the Resplendent Click Beetle. The species was described by Eschscholtz in 1829 and is distributed across multiple Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. As a member of the click beetle family, it possesses the characteristic ability to right itself when overturned by flexing its body to produce an audible clicking sound.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Nitidolimonius resplendens: //ˌnɪtɪdoʊlɪˈmoʊniəs rɪˈsplɛndɛnz//
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Distribution
Recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
Behavior
Possesses the click beetle mechanism of using a prosternal process and mesosternal groove to produce an audible click when flexing the body, allowing the to right itself when overturned.