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#3311 · 🪲 beetles

Polderkniptor

Hemicrepidius niger

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Gansucha (Viktor Finchuk) · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
  5. 5. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Zuid-Holland, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  10. 10. Haagse Hout, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
Polderkniptor, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Hemicrepidius niger is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 65iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,909iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 65 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,909 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Polderkniptor
scientific name
Hemicrepidius niger
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Elateridae
sightings in NL
65
sightings in Europe
561
sightings worldwide
3,909
GBIF records in NL
266
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Elateridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 456328, Wikidata Q848863, GBIF 4429352, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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