Actenicerus siaelandicus explained

Actenicerus siaelandicus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae, subfamily Dendrometrinae.

This beetle is present in most of Europe,^{[1] [2]} in the East Palearctic realm and in the Nearctic realm.

The adults grow up to 10- long and can mostly be encountered from May through August, mainly in wet meadows, bogs and marshes. One of preferred host-plants are Carex species.

The whole body is bronzed-brownish or auburn-purplish, with a greyish pubescence.

References

Bibliography

• Mendel, H & Clarke, R. E., 1996, Provisional Atlas of the click beetles of (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) of Britain and Ireland, Ipswich Borough Council Museums, Ipswich
• Speight, M. C. D., 1989, The Irish Elaterid and Buprestid fauna (Coleoptera: Elateridae and Buprestidae), Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society, 12: 31-62

External links

• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea
• Elateridae
• Habitas

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles