False-click-beetle

Guides

• Sarpedon scabrosus

  Sarpedon scabrosus is a species of false click beetle in the family Eucnemidae, first described by Bonvouloir in 1875. The genus Sarpedon belongs to a group of beetles commonly known as false click beetles due to their resemblance to true click beetles (Elateridae) while lacking the functional clicking mechanism. Species in this family are typically associated with decaying wood and forest habitats. S. scabrosus has been recorded from multiple provinces in Canada including British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.

  ColeopteraEucnemidaefalse-click-beetleCanadaNorth-Americawood-associated-beetle

• Thalpius undescribed-two

  Thalpius undescribed-two is an undescribed species in the click beetle family Eucnemidae, known from limited material. It belongs to a genus of false click beetles characterized by their inability to produce the clicking sound of true click beetles (Elateridae). The species awaits formal taxonomic description and is currently recognized only from a provisional designation used in collection databases.

  undescribed-speciesEucnemidaefalse-click-beetleMelasinaeNorth-Americacryptic-speciestaxonomy-in-progress

• Trichochrous ferrugineus

  Trichochrous ferrugineus is a species of false click beetle in the family Eucnemidae, a group of saproxylic beetles associated with decaying wood. The genus Trichochrous comprises small to medium-sized beetles characterized by their elongated bodies and reduced or non-functional clicking mechanism compared to true click beetles (Elateridae). Species in this genus are typically found in forested habitats where they develop in dead or dying hardwoods.

  ColeopteraEucnemidaefalse-click-beetlesaproxylicdead-woodforest-beetleElateriformiaTrichochrousferrugineusxylophagous

• Trixagus carinicollis

  Trixagus carinicollis is a small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. It is found in North America, with records from Canada including Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. The species was described by Schaeffer in 1916.

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• Trixagus chevrolati

  false click beetle

  Trixagus chevrolati is a small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. The species is known from Central America and North America, with records extending into British Columbia, Canada. As a member of Throscidae, it belongs to a group of beetles commonly referred to as false click beetles due to their superficial resemblance to the click beetles (Elateridae), though they lack the prosternal spine and mesosternal notch that produce the characteristic clicking mechanism. The family Throscidae is relatively small and poorly studied compared to related families.

  ColeopteraThroscidaefalse-click-beetleCentral-AmericaNorth-America

• Trixagus mendax

  Fake Californian Throscid Beetle

  Trixagus mendax is a small false click beetle in the family Throscidae. It is native to North America, with records from the United States and Canada. The species was described by Horn in 1885. As a member of Throscidae, it belongs to a group of beetles often referred to as false click beetles due to their resemblance to Elateridae, though they are not closely related.

  Throscidaefalse-click-beetleColeopteraNorth-AmericaHorn-1885Trixagus

• Xylophilus cylindriformis

  Xylophilus cylindriformis is a species of false click beetle (family Eucnemidae) in the order Coleoptera. The species is known from a single observation record, indicating extreme rarity or limited detection in the field. Members of the genus Xylophilus are typically associated with dead or decaying wood, where larvae develop as saproxylic feeders. Adults are generally small to medium-sized beetles with elongated, cylindrical body forms.

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