''Alaus'' is a genus of
click beetle
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family (biology), family of beetles. Other names include elaters, sna ...
belonging to the family
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, sp ...
. Unlike many click beetles, ''Alaus'' larvae are completely predatory.
Selected species
* ''
Alaus lusciosus'' (Hope, 1832)
* ''
Alaus melanops
''Alaus'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Unlike many click beetles, ''Alaus'' larvae are completely predatory.
Selected species
* ''Alaus lusciosus'' (Hope, 1832)
* ''Alaus melanops'' LeConte, 1863
* ''Alaus my ...
'' LeConte, 1863
* ''
Alaus myops
''Alaus'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Unlike many click beetles, ''Alaus'' larvae are completely predatory.
Selected species
* '' Alaus lusciosus'' (Hope, 1832)
* ''Alaus melanops'' LeConte, 1863
* '' Alaus ...
'' (Fabricius, 1791)
* ''
Alaus naja'' Candèze, 1868
* ''
Alaus oculatus
''Alaus oculatus'', commonly called the eastern eyed click beetle or eyed elater, is a species of click beetle.
Description
''Alaus oculatus'' can reach a length of about . They have an elongated body, black in color throughout. The pronotum ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - eyed click beetle
* ''
Alaus oklahomensis'' Hatch, 1930
* ''
Alaus pantherinus'' Candèze, 1881
* ''
Alaus patricius''
Candeze, 1857
* ''
Alaus plebejus
''Alaus'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Unlike many click beetles, ''Alaus'' larvae are completely predatory.
Selected species
* '' Alaus lusciosus'' (Hope, 1832)
* ''Alaus melanops'' LeConte, 1863
* ''Alaus m ...
'' Candèze, 1874
* ''
Alaus zunianus
''Alaus'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Unlike many click beetles, ''Alaus'' larvae are completely predatory.
Selected species
* '' Alaus lusciosus'' (Hope, 1832)
* ''Alaus melanops'' LeConte, 1863
* ''Alaus m ...
'' Casey, 1893
References
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Elateridae genera
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
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