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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Elateridae Sub Family   Description   click beetles; larvae known as 'wireworms' Background to Family   Click beetle larvae develop in two principal environments: soil and dead wood. They are generally omnivorous, feeding on other insect larvae, but the soil-inhabiting species include crop pests. Soil-dwelling species are dependent on soil type, rather than particular host plants. Similarly, the dead wood species are adapted to particular microhabitats in trees. They occur beneath bark, in intact wood and, especially, in the different types of ‘rot’ produced by wood-decay fungi. Adults of the dead wood species may be attracted to feed at tree blossom, particularly hawthorn (Crataegus sp.).     © Roger Key No. taxa in DBIF   55 No. interactions   333 % interactions with British data   30% No. records   442 % taxa with British data   45% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1986 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:188 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:151 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:178 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:84 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:21 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:32 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:216 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:22 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:80 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:97 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:36 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:275 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:244 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:15 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:22 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:182 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:50 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:49 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:51 Source   Owen, J.A. et al(1984) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 121 91-95:91 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:88 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:26 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:84 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:46 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:89 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:38 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:94 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:49 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:330 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:32 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:91 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:351 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:165 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:94 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:288 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:53 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :3 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:99 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:85 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:47 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :5 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:143 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:58 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:83 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:328 Source   Speight, M.(1985) Ir. Nat. J. 21:11 488-490:488 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:41 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :8 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:98 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:52 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:82 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:77 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:93 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:326 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:23 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:90 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:47 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:101 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:270 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:225 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:16 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:164 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:291 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :1 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:220 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:241 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:40 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:13 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:324 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:39 Source   Owen, J.A.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 90-95:90 Source   Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :118 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:329 Source   Anon.(1980) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. :199 1-7:2 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:222 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:87 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:144 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:30 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:11 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:37 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:92 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:34 Source   Palm, T.(1972) Entomol. Scand. Supplementum 2 1-63:48 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:46 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:57 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:35 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:44 Source   Rudolph, K.(1974) Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 101:1 1-151:12 Source   Leseigneur, L.(1972) Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon Supplement 1-381:259