Family

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2024/nov/26/#incident-989626">OUTSIDE ASSIST/CHP &#8212; US HWY 101/INDIANOLA CUTOFF RD 2:46 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2024/nov/26/#incident-989625">SUSPICIOUS PERSON &#8212; 2000 Block of PALOMINO LN 1:45 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2024/nov/26/#incident-989617">Alarm &#8212; 2700 Block of HARRIS ST 1:41 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/nov/26/#incident-989621">MISSING PERSON CLEARANCE &#8212; 600 Block of C ST 1:14 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2024/nov/26/#incident-989618">Prowler &#8212; 4200 Block of HORSEMAN LN 12:58 a.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Fortuna; 21 Customers Affected 12:22 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/nov/26/#incident-989622">MISSING PERSON REPORT &#8212; 1100 Block of CALIFORNIA ST 12:21 a.m.

Elateridae (Click beetles)

Proludius protractus. Photo: (c) Scott Gilmore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Insects in the family Elateridae are commonly called click beetles (or “typical click beetles” to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae, Eucnemidae, and Plastoceridae). Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. There are a few closely related families in which a few members have the same mechanism,…

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