Family Throscidae (Throseid click beetles)Throscidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained
in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include
all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have
not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon
name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.
In Case You Didn't Know ...These small insects are not true click beetles (Elateridae) but have the ability to click. When disturbed, they can also retract their legs and antennae and play dead.
