Actenicerus siaelandicus
Actenicerus siaelandicus is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae, subfamily Dendrometrinae. This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm and in the Nearctic realm. The adults grow up to 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 Elateridae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1764 Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller