Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Elateridae (Click beetles)

Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Seidenhaariger Schnellkäfer Chequered Click Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Elater tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Elater rufipes De Geer, 1774 | Elater holosericeus Olivier, 1790 | Diacanthus nubilipennis Germar, 1843 | Limonius grandii Fiori, 1905 |

  • Prosternon tessellatum 3057
    Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)  Seidenhaariger Schnellkäfer  Chequered Click Beetle 
    Prosternon tessellatum
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-27 14:38:28
    Image number: 3057

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-27 14:38:28
  • Prosternon tessellatum 4207
    Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)  Seidenhaariger Schnellkäfer  Chequered Click Beetle 
    Prosternon tessellatum
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2010-05-09 11:31:39
    Image number: 4207

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2010-05-09 11:31:39
  • Prosternon tessellatum 4208
    Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)  Seidenhaariger Schnellkäfer  Chequered Click Beetle 
    Prosternon tessellatum
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2010-05-09 11:32:09
    Image number: 4208

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2010-05-09 11:32:09

Distribution:
Europe, Near East, East Palaearctic, North America.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. UK Beetles
  4. Rote Liste der Schnellkäfer Hessens. 1. Fassung, Wiebaden, 2022. Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie.