Calais speciosus

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

Calais speciosus
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C. speciosus
Binomial name
Calais speciosus
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms

Elater speciosus Linnaeus, 1767
Alaus speciosus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Biocontrol use

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

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