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Eyed Click Beetles
Alaus
Alaus is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Unlike many click beetles, Alaus larvae are completely predatory.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus oculatus
Texas Eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus lusciosus
Small-eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus myops
Western Eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus melanops
Arizona Eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus zunianus
Alaus plebejus
speciesAlaus plebejus
Alaus haroldi
speciesAlaus haroldi
Caribbean Eyed Click Beetle
speciesAlaus patricius
Alaus vollenhovenii
speciesAlaus vollenhovenii
Alaus montraveli
speciesAlaus montraveli
Alaus latipennis
speciesAlaus latipennis
Alaus farinosus
speciesAlaus farinosus
Alaus thoracopunctatus
speciesAlaus thoracopunctatus
Alaus caprimulgus
speciesAlaus caprimulgus
Alaus tricolor
speciesAlaus tricolor
Alaus alicii
speciesAlaus alicii
Alaus primarius
speciesAlaus primarius
Alaus constrictus
speciesAlaus constrictus
Alaus griseus
speciesAlaus griseus
Alaus guamensis
speciesAlaus guamensis
Alaus unicus
speciesAlaus unicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.59
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.374
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.346
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81707.