The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Filters:
| Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (live) | live larva is parasitised by Syngliocladium anamorph |  |
Syngliocladium aranearum | an anamorphic fungus | Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 |
| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 | Fungi of the South East England | 383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
ELATERIDAE (click beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subfamily | 1 subtaxa | 1 trophisms | |||||
| Subfamily | 2 subtaxa | 2 trophisms | |||||
| Subfamily | 7 subtaxa | 11 trophisms | 1 references | ||||
| Subfamily | 18 subtaxa | 38 trophisms | 1 references | ||||
| Subfamily | 1 subtaxa | 2 trophisms | |||||
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for ELATERIDAE (click beetles)
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| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusanek, V. & Mertlik, J. | Elateridae: Click Beetle of the Palearctic Region | www.elateridae.com/?lg=uk&idp=&kat= | ||
| Platia, G. | 1994 | Coleoptera, Elateridae | Platia, G., 1994. Coleoptera, Elateridae, Fauna d’Italia | |
| Telfer, M. & Joy, N.M. | 2010 | Joy’s keys to Elateridae, Eucnemidae and Throscidae | http://markgtelfer.co.uk/beetles/elateridae-eucnemidae-and-throscidae/ | |
| Wallace, J. | Elateridae of the British Isles | elateridae.co.uk/ | ||
Larvae | ||||
| van Emden, F.I. | 1945 | Larvae of British Beetles V: Elateridae | Ent. Mon. Mag. 81: 13-37. |
ELATERIDAE (click beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
| Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendel, H. | 1988 | Provisional atlas of the click beetles (Coleoptera:Elateroidea) of the British Isles | 89pp, Biological Records Centre |
Acid Mires | |||
| Boyce, D. | 2004 | A review of the invertebrate assemblages of acid mires | Research Reports, Report no 592, 109pp, English Nature |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ELATERIDAE (click beetles):
 BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 229 images of ELATERIDAE (click beetles)
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The click beetles are a family of small to medium sized beetles of similar shape. Most species are brown to black, but some have red or orange elytra (especially the genus "Ampedus" which contains several rare species). A few have metallic reflections. Click beetles are so-called because, when disturbed, they typically fling themselves into the air by means of a clicking mechanism involving a peg on the underside of the first thoracic segment and a socket on the second.
The larvae (wireworms) live in soil or rotting wood. Several species are associated with veteran trees and restricted to sites with a history of ecological continuity.
The degree of serration or pectination of the antenna is important for identification. This is not a problem with card-mounted beetles, but pinned specimens must be held at such an angle that the segments are flat.
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