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Definition of Elateridae
1. Noun. Click beetles and certain fireflies.
Exact synonyms: Family Elateridae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Coleoptera, Order Coleoptera
Member holonyms: Elater, Elaterid, Elaterid Beetle, Genus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus, Wireworm
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Coleoptera, Order Coleoptera
Member holonyms: Elater, Elaterid, Elaterid Beetle, Genus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus, Wireworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elateridae
Literary usage of Elateridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"A. sex-guttatus, Herbst, is common in France, where it riddles the wood of old
poplars. FAMILY III.—elateridae (CLICK-BEETLES). ..."