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Lanelater schottii
Lanelater schottii is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The genus Lanelater includes large-bodied species characterized by prominent eye spots on the pronotum, a defensive adaptation common in this group. These beetles possess the family's characteristic prosternal spine and mesosternal notch mechanism that produces the audible clicking sound used for predator evasion and self-righting. Like related species such as Lanelater judaicus, members of this genus are capable of launching themselves vertically when clicking, with jumps exceeding several body lengths.