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| Parallelostethus attenuatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Parallelostethus |
| Species: | P. attenuatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parallelostethus attenuatus (Say, 1825)
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Parallelostethus attenuatus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae.[1]
1,8-Octanediol di-hexanoate strongly attracts adult male P. attenuatus beetles, and the sex attractant pheromone of the species may consist entirely of this compound.[2]
The morphology of the "hinges" P. attenuatus uses to "click" have been studied in detail.[3]
In Indiana, it is commonly found in rotten logs, eating decaying moist wood tissue.[4] Elateridae in general are common in wood in Indiana.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parallelostethus attenuatus (Say, 1825)". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Millar, Jocelyn G.; Williams, Livy; Serrano, Jacqueline M.; Halloran, Sean; Grommes, Anna C.; Huseth, Anders S.; Kuhar, Thomas P.; Hanks, Lawrence M. (August 2022). "A Symmetrical Diester as the Sex Attractant Pheromone of the North American Click Beetle Parallelostethus attenuatus (Say) (Coleoptera: Elateridae)". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 48 (7–8): 598–608. doi:10.1007/s10886-022-01360-8. ISSN 1573-1561. PMID 35397045.
- ^ Bolmin, Ophelia; Wei, Lihua; Hazel, Alexander M.; Dunn, Alison C.; Wissa, Aimy; Alleyne, Marianne (2019-06-17). "Latching of the click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) thoracic hinge enabled by the morphology and mechanics of conformal structures". Journal of Experimental Biology. 222 (12): jeb196683. doi:10.1242/jeb.196683. ISSN 0022-0949.
- ^ Kirk, Harry (1922). "Biological Notes on Elateridae and Melasidae (Col..)". Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 33: 236––240.
- ^ Blatchley, W. S. (Willis Stanley) (1910). On the Coleoptera known to occur in Indiana. Smithsonian Libraries. Indianapolis, W.B. Burford, contractor for state printing.
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