Ampedini

Guides

  • Ampedus horni

    Ampedus horni is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The species belongs to the tribe Ampedini, a group characterized by often vivid coloration. Like other click beetles, it possesses the family-diagnostic prosternal process that enables the characteristic 'clicking' escape mechanism.

  • Dipropus warneri

    Dipropus warneri is a click beetle species in the family Elateridae, tribe Ampedini. It belongs to a genus of small to medium-sized elaterids characterized by specific morphological features of the prosternum and mesosternum. The species was described in honor of entomologist Samuel B. Warner. Information regarding its biology and ecology remains limited in published literature.

  • Pseudanostirus hoppingi

    Pseudanostirus hoppingi is a click beetle species in the family Elateridae, first described by Van Dyke in 1932. The species belongs to the tribe Ampedini and is known from the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Records indicate presence in coastal Alaska and British Columbia. Like other elaterids, it possesses the characteristic clicking mechanism for righting itself when overturned.