Species Details
Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected from 11 May to 30 September.
IdentificationSmall reddish-orange and black click beetle (5-8 mm in length) with a variably sized black patch on the pronotum and a variable amount of black on the elytra. Tarsal claws have a basal seta, tarsal segments lack ventral lobes and the frontoclypeal carina is complete.
Scientific Name
Aeolus mellillus
Habitat
Grasslands and grassy areas in parklands.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected from 11 May to 30 September.
Identification
Small reddish-orange and black click beetle (5-8 mm in length) with a variably sized black patch on the pronotum and a variable amount of black on the elytra. Tarsal claws have a basal seta, tarsal segments lack…
Small reddish-orange and black click beetle (5-8 mm in length) with a variably sized black patch on the pronotum and a variable amount of black on the elytra. Tarsal claws have a basal seta, tarsal segments lack ventral lobes and the frontoclypeal carina is complete.
Life History
Larvae live in soil and are a minor agricultural pest. Populations in the prairies appear to be parthenogenetic (only females are present).
Conservation
Relatively common.
Range
Eastern and central Alberta north to Edmonton, east to Quebec and south to Colombia.
Citation
Page Citation for Aeolus mellillus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Aeolus mellillus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1804. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
References
Author
Brooks, A. R.
Title
Adult Elateridae of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Coleoptera).
Publication Date
1960
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist. Supplement
Volume
92
Pages
63
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Title
Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1991
Pages
430
Specimen Information
There are 16 specimens of this Species.
UASM20815 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20816 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20817 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20818 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20819 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20820 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ralston
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-11
UASM20821 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20
UASM20822 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-19
UASM20823 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20
UASM20824 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Stirling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-09
UASM20825 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Stirling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-09
UASM43721 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills Park
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-30
UASM6815 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Chatham
Collected ByBaird, A. B.
Date Collected1928-07-02
UASM6816 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Chatham
Collected ByBaird, A. B.
Date Collected1928-06-21
UASM6817 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Chatham
Collected ByBaird, A. B.
Date Collected1928-06-11
UASM6818 - Aeolus mellillus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Chatham
Collected ByBaird, A. B.
Date Collected1928-06-21