Click-beetles
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Pomachiliini
Pomachiliini is a tribe of click beetles (Elateridae) established by Candèze in 1859. The tribe includes the genus Isidus, whose species are specialized to coastal dune environments in the Mediterranean region. Isidus moreli, the best-studied member, is the only saproxylophagous elaterid known from Italian dunes and serves as an umbrella species for coastal conservation.
Pseudomelanactini
Pseudomelanactini is a tribe of click beetles (Elateridae) within the subfamily Agrypninae, established by Arnett in 1967. The group comprises multiple genera distributed primarily in the Neotropical region. These beetles share morphological features with related elaterid tribes but are distinguished by specific combinations of characters in the adult stage. The tribe is relatively understudied compared to more economically significant elaterid groups.
Pyrophorini
Headlight Beetles
Pyrophorini is a New World tribe of click beetles (Elateridae: Agrypninae) characterized by bioluminescence in both larvae and adults. The tribe comprises approximately 20 genera including Pyrophorus, Ignelater, and Pyrearinus. Members are known for producing light through specialized organs, with larvae associated with phenomena such as 'luminescent termite mounds' and 'luminous canga caves' in South America. The tribe is believed to be monophyletic and is closely related to Anaissini, which contains some but not all bioluminescent species.
Selatosomus
Selatosomus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. The genus was established by Stephens in 1830 and includes species formerly classified under Ctenicera. Members occur across multiple continents including Europe, North America, Japan, and southern Africa. As part of the tribe Selatosomini, these beetles share characteristics with other dendrometrine elaterids.
Selonodon
A genus of click beetles in the family Cebrionidae, comprising 25 recognized species distributed primarily in the southern United States. The genus exhibits a trend of phyletic size increase and has been organized into six species groups based on cladistic analysis. Most species were described in a 1995 revision that provided detailed taxonomic diagnoses and geographic data.
Selonodon abnormis
Selonodon abnormis is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, originally described by Werner. The species was synonymized with Selonodon pallidipennis (Van Dyke) in a 2004 revision of the genus. Selonodon is a genus of 25 recognized species distributed across southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Cebrionid beetles are nocturnal and typically associated with sandy or loose soils.
Selonodon papillatus
Selonodon papillatus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, described as new to science in a 2001 revision of the genus Selonodon. It is one of 17 new species described from the southern United States in this taxonomic work. The species is known from Tennessee and belongs to one of six recognized species groups within the genus based on cladistic analysis. Like other cebrionids, adults are likely nocturnal and males possess distinctive morphological features used in species identification.
Selonodon perplexus
Selonodon perplexus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, described as new to science in 1999 from Alabama. It is one of 25 species recognized in the genus Selonodon following a comprehensive taxonomic revision. The genus exhibits a trend of phyletic size increase and is divided into six species groups based on cladistic analysis.
Zorochros
Zorochros is a genus of click beetles (Elateridae: Negastriinae) comprising approximately 40 described species. Members are primarily distributed across Eurasia, with records from Scandinavia, Iran, and East Asia. The genus is chiefly associated with sandy riparian habitats, particularly river and stream banks.