Western click beetle

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Agriotes ustulatus, commonly known as western click beetle, is a species from the family Elateridae that is widely distributed in central and southern Europe. The larvae (wireworms) are regarded as agricultural pests of maize and other crops like sugar beet, sunflower, wheat or potatoes. In maize, mainly the germinating seeds are attacked, but in other crops the roots of seedlings are damaged.

Agriotes ustulatus es una especie de escarabajo del género Agriotes, tribu Pomachiliini, familia Elateridae. Fue descrita científicamente por Schaller en 1783. ​ Se distribuye por Suiza, Austria, Francia, Alemania, Países Bajos, Eslovenia, Italia, Serbia, Federación Rusa, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Chequia, Estonia, Polonia, Luxemburgo, Ucrania, Bélgica, Croacia, Eslovaquia, Bulgaria, Finlandia, Hungría, Dinamarca, España, Grecia, Liechtenstein y Montenegro.