Agraeus is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae and the subfamily Agrypninae. Many species have bizarre anatomical modifications that are indicative of an association with ants, but this has not yet been directly confirmed.[1]

Agraeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Agrypninae
Tribe: Agrypnini
Genus: Agraeus
Candèze, 1857
Synonyms
  • Trachylacon Motschulsky, 1858
  • Trochylacon Motschulsky, 1858 (misspelling)
  • Cavicoxum Pic, 1928

References

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  1. ^ Parker, J. (2016) Myrmecophily in beetles (Coleoptera): evolutionary patterns and biological mechanisms. Myrmecological News 22: 65-108.