Melanotus
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Melanotus clandestinus
Melanotus clandestinus is a click beetle species in the family Elateridae. It is one of several Melanotus species known as corn wireworms, with larvae that develop in soil and feed on crop roots. The genus includes significant agricultural pests, though specific information on this particular species is limited in available sources.
Melanotus dietrichi
Melanotus dietrichi is a species of click beetle (Elateridae) described by Quate in 1967. The genus Melanotus includes several economically significant wireworm species whose larvae are agricultural pests. M. dietrichi belongs to a group of soil-dwelling beetles where larval stages feed on plant roots and subterranean plant parts.
Melanotus gradatus
Melanotus gradatus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. Like other members of the genus Melanotus, it is part of a group commonly referred to as wireworms in their larval stage. The genus includes several agricultural pest species, though specific information on M. gradatus itself is limited.
Melanotus infaustus
Melanotus infaustus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The genus Melanotus includes multiple wireworm species that are agricultural pests, though specific information about M. infaustus is limited. Related species in the genus are known as corn wireworms and are significant pests of potato and corn crops.
Melanotus insipiens
Melanotus insipiens is a small click beetle (Elateridae) native to the eastern United States. Its female-produced sex pheromone has been identified as decyl butanoate, enabling pheromone-based monitoring of this species. Adults are active above ground primarily in May and June, while immature stages are soil-dwelling. The species has been recorded as a pest of alsike clover and wheat in Georgia.
Melanotus longulus longulus
Melanotus longulus longulus is a subspecies of click beetle in the family Elateridae. Like other members of the genus Melanotus, it belongs to a group commonly referred to as wireworms in their larval stage. The species is part of a complex of soil-dwelling beetles that are agricultural pests in North America. Limited specific information is available for this subspecies compared to the broader species complex.
Melanotus morosus
Melanotus morosus is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae) described by Candèze in 1860. It belongs to a genus containing agricultural pest species, though specific information about this particular species is limited. The genus Melanotus includes several economically important wireworm species whose larvae damage crop roots.
Melanotus pertinax
Melanotus pertinax is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The species was described by Say in 1839. Like other members of the genus Melanotus, it is a soil-dwelling beetle with larvae (wireworms) that feed on plant roots and underground plant parts. The genus includes several agricultural pest species, though specific documentation of M. pertinax as a crop pest appears limited in available sources.
Melanotus prasinus
Melanotus prasinus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae, described by Blatchley in 1910. The species belongs to the genus Melanotus, a group of soil-dwelling beetles whose larvae are commonly known as wireworms. As with other members of this genus, the larvae are likely subterranean and feed on plant roots, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented. The species has been recorded in Ontario, Canada.