A type of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
From Elateridae (family name) + -id (suffix meaning 'member of a group'). Scientific naming following Linnaean taxonomy.
Elaterids are named for their incredible jumping ability, and some species' larvae (called wireworms) are agricultural pests—nature's engineers can be troublemakers!
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