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ArticleInsects2026

Consequences of the Loss of the Clicking Mechanism: A Study of Thoracic Functional Morphology in

Liya Ma, Kexin Sun, Yongying Ruan, Mengna Zhang, Robin Kundrata, Lei Liu, Lu Qiu, Vincent A D Hervet, Yang Liu

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Liya MaKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education) and College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Kexin SunKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education) and College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Yongying RuanPlant Protection Research Center, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5025-5592
Mengna ZhangPlant Protection Research Center, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Robin KundrataDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9397-1030
Lei LiuKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education) and College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Lu QiuSchool of Life Sciences (School of Ecological Forestry), Mianyang Teachers' College, Mianxing West Road, Mianyang 621000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0946-1634
Vincent A D HervetAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research and Development Centre, Route 100, Unit 100-101, Morden, MB R6M 1Y5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8675-1902
Yang LiuKey Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Ministry of Education) and College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0301-0186

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elateridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) are renowned for their clicking mechanism. However, several lineages exhibit body softening that compromises this mechanism, particularly within Plastocerini, Drilini, and Omalisinae. It remains unclear how this body softening is anatomically achieved and which specific structures are degraded in relation to the loss of clicking function. To elucidate the internal morphological adaptations and distinguish them from hard-bodied clicking elateroids, we employed micro-CT to scan

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