Stefan F. Wirth<p>The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/clickbeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbeetle</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Agrypnus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agrypnus</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/murinus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murinus</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Agrypninae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agrypninae</span></a>, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Elateridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elateridae</span></a>) is <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/phytophagous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phytophagous</span></a> as <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/adult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adult</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/beetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetle</span></a>, while the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/larvae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>larvae</span></a> are soil dwellers and feed on roots, but also as predators, particularly targeting the larvae of other insects.<br>The species is <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/widespread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>widespread</span></a> in the Near East, the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/easternPalearctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPalearctic</span></a> and the Nearctic realm. White and brown <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/scales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scales</span></a> give the species it's impressive look. The base color is darker. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a><br>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2024</p>