Click beetle

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Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815.

Melanotus es un género de Coleópteros de la familia Elateridae. Es de distribución holártica, oriental, afrotropical y a través de Norteamérica. Miden entre 5,2 y 18 mm.