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Alaus
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Alaus
Genus recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Alaus
Genus recognized by
wikipedia русскую Википедию
,
wikipedia NL
,
wikipedia VI
,
wikipedia RO
,
wikipedia UK
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
Canada Species List
,
Costa Rica Species List
,
South Africa Species List
,
Mexico Species List
,
Indian Ocean Species List
,
North Atlantic Species List
,
North Pacific Species List
,
NCBI
,
United States Species List
,
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
Paleobiology Database
,
wikipedia ES
,
wikipedia PT
,
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
,
wikipedia EN
,
Wikidata Common Names
,
Wikipedia (inferred records)
,
Wikimedia Commons
,
Barcode of Life Data Systems
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
,
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
, and
Global Biotic Interactions
Alaus Eschscholtz 1829
Genus recognized by
GBIF classification
Alternative Names
Ectamenogonus plebejus
(Candeze 1873)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Ectamenogonus Buysson, 1894)
Elater oculatus
Linnaeus 1758
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Elater Linnaeus, 1758)
Alaus
Harvest ancestor according to
NMNH type specimens
,
Flickr Group
,
iNaturalist
,
NMNH Collection
,
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
, and
Global Biotic Interactions
Elater subgen. Alaus
Obsolete variant according to
Paleobiology Database
Common Names
There are no common names associated with this taxon.
Curated hierarchies for Alaus
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Alaus
(this page)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Drasterius
Eopenthes
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Simodactylus
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
Alaus spectabilis (Heer 1865)
Abelater
Abrotus
Acheonus
Adelocera
Adocetus
Aeolus
Ageratus
Agriotes
Agrypnus
Anchastus
Anepismus
Anoixis
Archaeolus
Artinama
Babuskaya
Biadelater
Bilineariselater
Brachylacon
Campsosternus
Cardiophorus
Chalcolepidus
Clavelater
Codemus
Compsoderus
Conoderus
Cretoelaterium
Cryptagriotes
Cryptocardius
Cryptocoelus
Ctenicera
Curtelater
Dacnitus
Desmatinus
Desmatus
Diaraphes
Elater
Elateridium
Elaterina
Elaterites
Elaterophanes
Elatron
Eopenthes
Eopyrophorus
Gemelina
Glyphonyx
Graciolacon
Gripecolous
Holopleurus
Horistonotus
Hypnomorphoides
Hypnomorphus
Hypolithus
Ischnodes
Lacon
Lanelater
Lapidiconides
Lapidostenus
Limonius
Lithocoelus
Litholacon
Lithomerus
Lithoptychus
Ludiophanes
Macropunctum
Megapenthes
Melanactes
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Mercata
Micragrypnites
Micrelaterium
Mimelater
Mionelater
Necrocoelus
Negastrioides
Orthoraphes
Ovivagina
Oxygonus
Paradesmatus
Paragrypnites
Parahypnomorphus
Paralithomerus
Paraprotagrypnus
Plagioraphes
Platyelater
Plesiorhaphes
Pollostelater
Prodrasterius
Protagrypnus
Protocardiophorus
Protoquasimus
Pseudocardiophorites
Pyrophorus
Semiotus
Silicernius
Simodactylus
Sinolithomerus
Stenelytron
Tetraraphes
Turonelater
10 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.
GBIF classification
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateridae
Alaus Eschscholtz 1829
(this page)
Alaus farinosus (Montrouzier 1860)
Alaus guamensis Van Zwaluwenberg
Alaus latipennis Casari 2003
Alaus melanops Le Conte 1863
Alaus montraveli (Montrouzier 1860)
Alaus myops (Fabricius 1801)
Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
Alaus plebejus Candèze 1874
Alaus sericeus
Alaus spectabilis (Heer 1865)
Alaus thoracopunctactus Casari 2003
Alaus unicus (Fleutiaux 1910)
Alaus veracruzanus Casari 1996
Alaus zunianus Casey
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter 1858
Adelocera Latreille 1829
Adrastus Eschscholtz 1829
Aeoloderma Fleutiaux 1928
Aeoloides Schwarz 1906
Aeolosomus Dolin 1982
Aeolus Eschscholtz 1829
Agriotes Eschscholtz 1829
Agrypnus Eschscholtz 1829
Anchastus Le Conte 1853
Anostirus C. G. Thomson 1859
Aplotarsus Stephens 1830
Arctapila Candèze 1891
Calais Laporte de Castelnau 1836
Calambus Thomson 1859
Campylomimus J. Muller 1960
Campylomorphus Jacquelin du Val 1860
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829
Cebrio Olivier 1790
Chalcolepidus
Cidnopus Thomson 1859
Conoderus Eschscholtz 1829
Crepidius Candèze 1859
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Guillebeau 1853
Ctenicera Latreille 1829
Cyathodera Blanchard 1841
Dacnitus Sharp 1908
Dalopius Eschscholtz 1829
Denticollis Piller & Mitterpacher 1783
Diacanthous Reitter 1905
Dicronychus Brullé 1832
Dima Charpentier 1825
Drapetes Dejean 1821
Drasterius Eschscholtz 1829
Eanus Le Conte 1861
Ectamenogonus Buysson 1894
Ectinus Eschscholtz 1829
Elater Linnaeus 1758
Elaterium Westwood 1854
Elathous Reitter 1890
Elatichrosis Hyslop 1921
Eopenthes Blackburn & Sharp 1885
Euphemus Laporte 1836
Fleutiauxellus Méquignon 1930
Haterumelater Ohira 1968
Heteroderes Latreille 1834
Horistonotus Candèze 1860
Hypnoidus Dillwyn 1829
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter 1858
Hypolithus Eschscholtz 1829
Idiotarmon Binaghi 1940
Idotarmonides Agaev 1985
Ischnodes Germar 1844
Isidus Mulsant & Rey 1875
Itodacne
Lacon Laporte 1838
Limoniscus Reitter 1905
Limonius Eschscholtz 1829
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter 1858
Megacentrus Heer 1852
Megapenthes Kiesenwetter 1858
Megathous Reitter 1905
Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829
Melanoxanthus Dejean 1833
Metanomus Buysson 1887
Microcoleus Hong 1982
Monelasmus Candèze 1863
Mulsanteus Gozis 1875
Negastrius C. G. Thomson 1859
Neohypdonus Stibick 1971
Neopristilophus Buysson 1894
Nothodes Le Conte 1861
Odontoderus Schwarz 1894
Orithales Kiesenwetter 1858
Oxygonus Le Conte 1863
Panspaeus Sharp 1877
Paracardiophorus Schwarz 1895
Paraphotistus Kishii 1966
Pittonotus Jacquelin du Val 1860
Podeonius Kiesenwetter 1858
Poemnites Buysson 1894
Porthmidius Germar 1847
Priopus Hope 1840
Propsephus Hyslop 1921
Prosternon Latreille 1834
Pseudanostirus Dolin 1964
Quasimus Gozis 1886
Reitterelater Platia & Cate 1990
Selatosomus Stephens
Semiotus Eschscholtz 1829
Sericus Eschscholtz 1829
Simodactylus Candèze 1859
Sinopyrophorus
Stenagostus Thomson 1859
Stenelytron Handlirsch 1906
Synaptus Eschscholtz 1829
Tetralobus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville 1828
Tetrigus Candeze 1857
Yezohypnoidus
Zorochros Thompson 1858
333 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera Linnaeus 1758
Polyphaga Emery 1886
Elateriformia Crowson 1960
Elateroidea Leach 1815
Elateridae Leach 1815
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
Aeolus
Agriotes
Agrypninae Candèze 1857
Anchastus
Brachylacon
Cardiophorinae Candèze 1859
Cardiophorus
Cebrioninae Latreille 1802
Chalcolepidus
Conoderus
Ctenicera
Dacnitus
Denticollinae Stein & Weise 1877
Diminae Candèze 1863
Drasterius
Elateridae Children
Elaterinae Leach 1815
Eopenthes
Hemiopinae Fleutiaux 1941
Horistonotus
Hypolithus
Itodacne
Lacon
Limonius
Lissominae Laporte 1835
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Negastriinae Nakane & Kishii 1956
Oxynopterinae Candèze 1857
Physodactylinae Lacordaire 1857
Pityobiinae Hyslop 1917
Prodrasterius
Pyrophorus
Semiotinae Jacobson 1913
Simodactylus
Tetralobinae Laporte 1840
Thylacosterninae Fleutiaux 1920
NCBI
root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Agrypninae
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus myops
Alaus oculatus
Adelocera
Aeoloderma
Aeolus
Agrypnus
Babadrasterius
Chalcolepidius
Conoderus
Cryptalaus
Danosoma
Drasterius
Fulgeochlizus
Glypheus
Glyphochilus
Hapsodrilus
Heteroderes
Ignelater
Lacon
Lanelater
Malacogaster
Meristhus
Paracalais
Phanophorus
Pherhimius
Photophorus
Platycrepidius
Prodrasterius
Pseudaeolus
Pyrearinus
Pyrophorus
Rismethus
Tetrigus
unclassified Agrypninae
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Elateridae
Alaus
(this page)
Alaus acontias
Alaus alicii
Alaus alpestris
Alaus alternans
Alaus anguis
Alaus angulicollis
Alaus archboldi
Alaus aspersus
Alaus bakeri
Alaus bituberosus
Alaus brevipennis
Alaus breviplicatus
Alaus bubonius
Alaus caffer
Alaus calcaripilosus
Alaus carinulatus
Alaus cerastes
Alaus cheesmanae
Alaus cinnamomeus
Alaus colffsi
Alaus constrictus
Alaus corniger
Alaus costulicollis
Alaus crassus
Alaus cretatus
Alaus cristatus
Alaus detritus
Alaus dohertyi
Alaus farinosus
Alaus farinulentus
Alaus furvus
Alaus gibberosus
Alaus gracilis
Alaus haje
Alaus haroldi
Alaus humeralis
Alaus hurria
Alaus hybris
Alaus inusitatus
Alaus lacteus
Alaus lansbergei
Alaus laportei
Alaus latipennis
Alaus lophura
Alaus lusciosus
Alaus melanops
Alaus modigliani
Alaus moerens
Alaus montanus
Alaus montraveli
Alaus morphnus
Alaus mustivatus
Alaus myops
Alaus niger
Alaus nigrobasalis
Alaus ninguidus
Alaus nobilis
Alaus oculatus
Alaus oreas
Alaus pantherinus
Alaus parreyssi
Alaus patricius
Alaus plebejus
Alaus proximus
Alaus quadrivittatus
Alaus regalis
Alaus samoensis
Alaus sericeus
Alaus similis
Alaus staudingeri
Alaus striatus
Alaus strix
Alaus sulaensis
Alaus sulcicollis
Alaus sumatraensis
Alaus tavuvu
Alaus thoracopunctatus
Alaus toxopei
Alaus tricolor
Alaus tuberculatus
Alaus umbonatus
Alaus unicus
Alaus velentinus
Alaus veracruzanus
Alaus vollenhoveni
Alaus zunianus
Abelater
Adelocera
Adolesches
Adzusa
Aeolosomus
Aeolus
Agriotes
Agrypninae
Agrypnus
Alampoides
Alestrus
Alyctelater
Anthracalaus
Anthracopteryx
Asebis
Australeeus
Austrelater
Austrocalais
Brachylacon
Calopsephus
Campylomimus
Cateus
Chalcolepidus
Chastanus
Chesotraxus
Christinea
Chrostus
Compshelus
Compsoplinthus
Dayakus
Denticollis
Diacanthous
Dolinolus
Echthrogaster
Elastrus
Elathous
Euphemus
Euplinthus
Georgicus
Harminius
Hemicleus
Hemicrepidius
Heteroderes
Hifoides
Hoabinh
Hypdonus
Hypochaetes
Idiotarmon
Idotarmonides
Insuliectinus
Iphis
Itodacne
Julodischema
Lacon
Lampropsephus
Limoniscus
Lithocoelus
Ludigenoides
Luzonicus
Malekula
Melanotus
Melanoxanthus
Mesembria
Monadicus
Monelasmus
Monocrepidus
Mopleonus
Morostominae
Neonomopleus
Nipponodrasterius
Panspoeus
Paraphileus
Parathous
Perissarthron
Physorhinodes
Platianulus
Plectrosternus
Probothrium
Procraerus
Prodrasterius
Proquasimus
Pseudocsikia
Psorochroa
Pyrophorus
Rivulicola
Rymcobites
Saltamartinus
Scutellathous
Sinelater
Singhalenus
Sinoelaterium
Sphaenelater
Taiwanathous
Tarnawskianus
Thoramus
Vesperelater
Warchalowskianus
Wynarka
Xuthelater
Zorochros
533 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.