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Genus Alaus


New species of Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Elateridae, Agrypninae, Hemirhipini)
By Sônia A. Casari
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 2003
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00379271.2003.10697390

Key to all 18 recognized species included

Systematics and phylogenetic analysis of Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Elateridae)
By S.A. Casari
Revta bras. Ent. 40(2): 249-298, 1996

Larvae of Alaus myops, A. oculatus, Chalcolepidius porcatus, Hemirhipus apicalis and generic larval characterization...
By S.A. Casari
Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 92(2): 93-110, 2002

Checklist of the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Montana,USA, with Taxonomic Notes
By F.E. Etzler & C.E. Seibert
The Coleopterist Bulletin 76(3): 449-477, 2022

A study of some genera of Elateridae.
By Horn, G.H.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 12: 33-52., 1884
Full Text - BHL

Horn, G.H. 1884. A study of some genera of Elateridae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 12: 33-52.

While preparing the portion of Dr. LeConte's paper for publication relating to Elateridae, my attention was drawn to the confusion existing in several genera from the scattered descriptions of the species, and the absence, in many cases, of comparisons between them. To supply the want which appeared to exist I have made the following studies.

World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae...
By Kundrata R, Kubaczkova M, Prosvirov AS, Douglas HB, Fojtikova A, Costa C, Bousquet Y, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Bouchard P
ZooKeys 839: 83–154, 2019
Full title: World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae 📥︎

The click beetle subfamilies Agrypninae, Pyrophorinae, and Melanotinae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Missouri - Part I
By J. W. Smith and W. R. Enns
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 436-468, 1977
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The click beetle subfamilies Agrypninae, Pyrophorinae, and Melanotinae (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Missouri - Part II
By J. W. Smith and W. R. Enns
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 42-74, 1978
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J. W. Smith publishes a correction to Part II in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 51, No. 2, p. 327, 1978

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