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Click beetles and wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

Latest version published by Biological Survey of Canada on 15 February 2016 Biological Survey of Canada
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15 February 2016
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Description

This chapter describes the Elateridae of Alberta (144 species), Saskatchewan (108 species), and Manitoba (109 species). It provides current names for species, as well as synonymized names that persist in the literature. Also discussed are the species that have been left out during recent changes to elaterid renaming and classification, although no new name combinations are given. The chapter outlines species distributions, biogeography where known, and the life histories of five common species: Aeolus mellillus (Say), Agriotes mancus (Say), Hypnoidus bicolor (Eschscholtz), Limonius californicus (Mannerheim), and Selatosomus aeripennis destructor (Brown). An examination of the seasonal movements and activity of larvae in response to soil temperature and moisture and moulting cycles is followed by an overview of past research on Prairie Province species. The chapter concludes with a discussion of current research needs and management issues.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

van Herk, Willem G. and Robert S. Vernon. 2014. Data for Click Beetles and Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

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This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: bb471298-dffb-44ff-9728-0cbb5a3897e3.  Biological Survey of Canada publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canadensys.

Keywords

Checklist; Inventoryregional; Coleoptera; Elateridae; checklist; taxonomy; Canada; provinces; prairies; open data

Contacts

Willem van Herk
  • Author
Research Scientist
Pacific Agricultural Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
6947 #7 Hwy
V0M 1A0 Agassiz
British Columbia
CA
604-796-1708
Robert Vernon
  • Author
Research Scientist
Pacific Agricultural Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
6947 #7 Hwy
V0M 1A0 Agassiz
British Columbia
CA
604-796-1708
Willem van Herk
  • Author
Research Assitant
Pacific Agricultural Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
6947 #7 Hwy
V0M 1A0 Agassiz
British Columbia
CA
604-796-1708
David Shorthouse
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Biodiversity Informatics Manager
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Geographic Coverage

Canadian prairie provinces

Bounding Coordinates South West [49.38, -120.59], North East [60.24, -86.48]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Order Coleoptera (beetles)
Family Elateridae (click beetles)

Bibliographic Citations

  1. van Herk, W. G. and R. S. Vernon. 2014. Click Beetles and Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. Edited by D. J. Giberson and H. A. Cárcamo. Biological Survey of Canada. pp. 87-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.3752/9780968932179.ch2 doi:10.3752/9780968932179.ch2

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers http://dx.doi.org/10.5886/5drq7v8p
bb471298-dffb-44ff-9728-0cbb5a3897e3
http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=acg-elateridae