Agriotes
Agriotes is a genus of beetles in the family Elateridae. These beetles are called "click beetles". The genus contains many species. They are found in the Americas, Asia and much of Europe.[3]
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| Agriotes gallicus | |
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| Elages sputator Linnaeus, 1758
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The larvae, called "wireworms", feed on roots of plants and also on seeds lying on the ground. They are considered pests by farmers because they damage crops.[4]
Agriotes is divided into four subgenera:
- Agriodrastus Reitter, 1911
- Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829
- Tinecoides Gurjeva, 1979
- Tinecus Fleutieux, 1940
References
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org.
- ↑ "Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail". www.ubio.org.
- ↑ "Elateridae" (TXT). Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Maurice Burton; Robert Burton (2002). International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 466–467. ISBN 978-0-76147-266-7.
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