Agriotes

Agriotes is a genus of beetles in the family Elateridae. These beetles are called "click beetles". The genus contains many species. They are found in the Americas, Asia and much of Europe.^[3]

Agriotes
Agriotes gallicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829[1][2]
Type species
Elages sputator Linnaeus, 1758

The larvae, called "wireworms", feed on roots of plants and also on seeds lying on the ground. They are considered pests by farmers because they damage crops.^[4]

Agriotes is divided into four subgenera:

• Agriodrastus Reitter, 1911
• Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829
• Tinecoides Gurjeva, 1979
• Tinecus Fleutieux, 1940