Onichodon canadensis
(W.J.Brown, 1940)
Onichodon canadensis is a of false click beetle in the Eucnemidae, described by W.J. Brown in 1940. It is a small known from eastern Canada, with records from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. The Onichodon belongs to the group of eucnemid beetles commonly known as false click beetles, which are distinguished from true click beetles (Elateridae) by morphological features of the prosternal process. Information on the and of this species remains limited.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Onichodon canadensis: /oʊˈnɪkəˌdɒn kæˈnædənˌsɪs/
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Distribution
Eastern Canada: recorded from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
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Taxonomic note
The Eucnemidae (false click beetles) was historically treated as a of Elateridae but is now recognized as a distinct family. Members of Eucnemidae lack the prosternal process that fits into a mesosternal cavity—the mechanism that produces the 'click' in true click beetles.
Data availability
As of current records, this has relatively few observations (10 records on iNaturalist), suggesting it may be genuinely rare, under-collected, or associated with specific microhabitats that are infrequently sampled.