Anther cap retention prevents self-pollination by
elaterid beetles in the South African orchid Eulophia foliosa.
ferrugineus, Xyleborinus saxeseni, and Ambrosiodmus lecontei; also encountered were Caulophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), unidentified cerambycid and
elaterid larvae, as well as psocids and lepidopteran larvae (Table 2).
This bizarre looking
elaterid appears endemic distributed as far as Kalar Khar in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Notes on the biology of the introduced
elaterid Conoderus exsul (Sharp) (Coleoptera: Elateridae).
Larvae of
elaterids, known as wireworms, are often found in rotting logs and among plant roots, in leaf litter and under rocks.