en Calais speciosus

Calais speciosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Agrypninae
Genus:	Calais
Species:	C. speciosus
Binomial name
	Calais speciosus; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Elater speciosus Linnaeus, 1767; Alaus speciosus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Calais speciosus is a species of click beetle in the genus Calais.

Biocontrol use

In Hawaii and in Asia where there are coconut rhinoceros beetles (Oryctes rhinoceros), Calais speciosus has been introduced to control their population, as it may eat the grubs or eggs of Oryctes rhinoceros.^[1]

References

^ Alden D. Hinckley (20 August 1967). "ASSOCIATES OF THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE IN WESTERN SAMOA" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 9 (3): 505–511. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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[1] Alden D. Hinckley (20 August 1967). "ASSOCIATES OF THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE IN WESTERN SAMOA" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 9 (3): 505–511. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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