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Alaus Eschscholtz in Thon, 1829

1378484  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1378484)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Elateridae (Family)
  8. Alaus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Elater oculatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus) (type by subsequent designation)
Alans Desmarest, 1860 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lamprias Gistl, 1834 · unaccepted (Objective synonym)
Olaüs Fairmaire, 1878 · unaccepted (Incorrect subsequent spelling)

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  1. Species Alaus acontias Candèze, 1882
  2. Species Alaus albertisi Candèze
  3. Species Alaus alpestris Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  4. Species Alaus alternans Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  5. Species Alaus anguis Candèze, 1865
  6. Species Alaus angularis Candèze
  7. Species Alaus angulicollis Schwarz, 1902
  8. Species Alaus angusticollis Schwarz
  9. Species Alaus appendiculatus (Herbst)
  10. Species Alaus archboldi Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  11. Species Alaus arfakianus Gestro
  12. Species Alaus aspersus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  13. Species Alaus bakeri Fleutiaux, 1940
  14. Species Alaus basalis Schauf
  15. Species Alaus bicornutus Heller
  16. Species Alaus bituberosus Fairmaire, 1881
  17. Species Alaus borelii (Candèze, 1857)
  18. Species Alaus brevipennis Candèze, 1875
  19. Species Alaus breviplicatus Fairmaire, 1883
  20. Species Alaus bubonius Candèze, 1900
  21. Species Alaus caffer Boheman, 1851
  22. Species Alaus calcaripilosus Casari, 1996
  23. Species Alaus caprimulgus Candèze
  24. Species Alaus carinulatus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1940
  25. Species Alaus cerastes Candèze, 1865
  26. Species Alaus cheesmanae Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  27. Species Alaus cinnamomeus Casari, 2003
  28. Species Alaus colffsi Candèze, 1882
  29. Species Alaus constrictus Schwarz, 1902
  30. Species Alaus corniger Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  31. Species Alaus cornutus Gahan
  32. Species Alaus costulicollis Fairmaire, 1878
  33. Species Alaus crassus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  34. Species Alaus cretatus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  35. Species Alaus cristatus Candèze, 1874
  36. Species Alaus debyi Candèze
  37. Species Alaus detritus Candèze, 1857
  38. Species Alaus dohertyi Fleutiaux, 1940
  39. Species Alaus doriae Gestro
  40. Species Alaus engelhardi Candèze
  41. Species Alaus farinosus (Montrouzier, 1860)
  42. Species Alaus farinulentus Fleutiaux, 1934
  43. Species Alaus ferrugineus Fleutiaux
  44. Species Alaus figuratus Candèze
  45. Species Alaus foersteri Schwarz
  46. Species Alaus furvus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  47. Species Alaus gibberosus Schwarz, 1893
  48. Species Alaus gracilis Candèze, 1897
  49. Species Alaus haje Candèze, 1874
  50. Species Alaus humeralis Heller, 1934
  51. Species Alaus hurria Candèze, 1882
  52. Species Alaus hybris Candèze, 1900
  53. Species Alaus infumatus Candèze
  54. Species Alaus inusitatus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1940
  55. Species Alaus keili Candèze
  56. Species Alaus lactellus Candèze
  57. Species Alaus lansbergei Candèze, 1882
  58. Species Alaus laportei Candèze, 1882
  59. Species Alaus latipennis Casari, 2003
  60. Species Alaus lophura Candèze, 1865
  61. Species Alaus lusciosus (Hope, 1832)
  62. Species Alaus maculosus Candèze
  63. Species Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863
  64. Species Alaus modigliani Candèze, 1892
  65. Species Alaus moerens Germar, 1840
  66. Species Alaus montanus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  67. Species Alaus montraveli (Montrouzier, 1860)
  68. Species Alaus morphnus Candèze, 1900
  69. Species Alaus mustivatus Candèze, 1865
  70. Species Alaus myops (Fabricius, 1801)
  71. Species Alaus nanus Candèze
  72. Species Alaus niger Van Zwaluwenburg, 1948
  73. Species Alaus nigrobasalis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  74. Species Alaus ninguidus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  75. Species Alaus nobilis Salle, 1855
  76. Species Alaus obliquus Candèze
  77. Species Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus)
  78. Species Alaus oreas Candèze, 1882
  79. Species Alaus pantherinus Candèze, 1882
  80. Species Alaus patricius (Candèze, 1857)
  81. Species Alaus platteuwi Candèze
  82. Species Alaus plebejus Candèze, 1874
  83. Species Alaus proximus Fleutiaux, 1940
  84. Species Alaus quadrivittatus Candèze, 1897
  85. Species Alaus rectangularis Schwarz
  86. Species Alaus regalis Candèze, 1865
  87. Species Alaus ritsemae Candèze
  88. Species Alaus rosenbergi Candèze
  89. Species Alaus samoensis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1928
  90. Species Alaus schwarzi Fleutiaux
  91. Species Alaus scops Candèze
  92. Species Alaus sericeus Casari, 2003
  93. Species Alaus similis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  94. Species Alaus spinifer Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  95. Species Alaus staudingeri Candèze, 1900
  96. Species Alaus striatus Candèze, 1900
  97. Species Alaus strix Candèze, 1893
  98. Species Alaus sulaensis Candèze, 1897
  99. Species Alaus sulcicollis Schwarz, 1902
  100. Species Alaus sumatraensis Fleutiaux, 1940
  101. Species Alaus tavuvu Van Zwaluwenburg, 1934
  102. Species Alaus thoracopunctatus Casari, 2003
  103. Species Alaus timoriensis Candèze
  104. Species Alaus toxopei Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  105. Species Alaus tricolor (Olivier, 1790)
  106. Species Alaus tuberculatus (Montrouzier, 1855)
  107. Species Alaus umbonatus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1963
  108. Species Alaus unicus (Fleutiaux, 1910)
  109. Species Alaus velentinus Candèze, 1880
  110. Species Alaus velutinus Candèze
  111. Species Alaus veracruzanus Casari, 1996
  112. Species Alaus vollenhoveni Candèze, 1865
  113. Species Alaus wallandi Candèze
  114. Species Alaus zunianus Casey, 1893
  115. Species Alaus abrotanus Ôhira, 1966 accepted as Cryptalaus mus (Miwa, 1929)
  116. Species Alaus albatus Candèze, 1897 accepted as Paracalais albatus (Candèze, 1897)
  117. Species Alaus angustus Schwarz, 1899 accepted as Calais angustus (Schwarz, 1899)
  118. Species Alaus antinorii Candèze, 1889 accepted as Calais antinorii (Candèze, 1889)
  119. Species Alaus bimaculatus Fleutiaux, 1940 accepted as Neocalais bimaculatus (Fleutiaux, 1940)
  120. Species Alaus biocellatus Fleutiaux, 1919 accepted as Calais biocellatus (Fleutiaux, 1919)
  121. Species Alaus candezei Murray, 1868 accepted as Calais candezei (Murray, 1868)
  122. Species Alaus cenchris Candèze, 1857 accepted as Cryptalaus cenchris (Candèze, 1857)
  123. Species Alaus cerberus Candeze, 1874 accepted as Calais cerberus (Candeze, 1874)
  124. Species Alaus coomani Fleutiaux, 1927 accepted as Cryptalaus sculptus (Westwood, 1848)
  125. Species Alaus crokisii Candeze, 1882 accepted as Calais crokisii (Candeze, 1882)
  126. Species Alaus crucifer Candèze, 1889 accepted as Calais crucifer (Candèze, 1889)
  127. Species Alaus curtipennis Schwarz, 1906 accepted as Neocalais curtipennis (Schwarz, 1906)
  128. Species Alaus darwini Blackburn, 1890 accepted as Paracalais darwini (Blackburn, 1890)
  129. Species Alaus depressicollis Schwarz, 1900 accepted as Cryptalaus depressicollis (Schwarz, 1900)
  130. Species Alaus dohrni Candeze, 1882 accepted as Calais dohrni (Candeze, 1882)
  131. Species Alaus elongatus Miwa, 1929 accepted as Cryptalaus elongatus (Miwa, 1929)
  132. Species Alaus eryx Candèze, 1874 accepted as Cryptalaus eryx (Candèze, 1874)
  133. Species Alaus famulus Candèze, 1897 accepted as Calais famulus (Candèze, 1897)
  134. Species Alaus funebris Candèze, 1857 accepted as Paracalais funebris (Candèze, 1857)
  135. Species Alaus funereus Candèze, 1865 accepted as Paracalais funereus (Candèze, 1865)
  136. Species Alaus gibboni Newman, 1857 accepted as Cryptalaus gibboni (Newman, 1857)
  137. Species Alaus gigas Candèze, 1857 accepted as Paracalais gigas (Candèze, 1857)
  138. Species Alaus griseofasciatus Schwarz, 1902 accepted as Cryptalaus griseofasciatus (Schwarz, 1902)
  139. Species Alaus immaculatus Schwarz, 1902 accepted as Paracalais prosectus (Candèze, 1857)
  140. Species Alaus larvatus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Cryptalaus larvatus (Candèze, 1874)
  141. Species Alaus lectilis Candèze, 1897 accepted as Paracalais lectilis (Candèze, 1897)
  142. Species Alaus longipennis Schwarz, 1900 accepted as Pseudocalais longipennis (Schwarz, 1900)
  143. Species Alaus lynceus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Cryptalaus lynceus (Candèze, 1874)
  144. Species Alaus macari Candèze, 1889 accepted as Calais macari (Candèze, 1889)
  145. Species Alaus macer Candèze, 1878 accepted as Neocalais macer (Candèze, 1878)
  146. Species Alaus macleayi Candèze, 1857 accepted as Paracalais macleayi (Candèze, 1857)
  147. Species Alaus mahenus Fairmaire, 1892 accepted as Calais mahenus (Fairmaire, 1892)
  148. Species Alaus marmoratus Candeze accepted as Calais marmoratus (Candeze)
  149. Species Alaus melancholicus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Paracalais melancholicus (Candèze, 1874)
  150. Species Alaus mniszechi Candeze accepted as Calais mniszechi (Candeze)
  151. Species Alaus mus Miwa, 1929 accepted as Cryptalaus mus (Miwa, 1929)
  152. Species Alaus nigromaculatus Schwarz, 1905 accepted as Calais nigromaculatus (Schwarz, 1905)
  153. Species Alaus nigrsignatus Quedenf. accepted as Calais nigrsignatus (Quedenf.)
  154. Species Alaus nubilus Candèze, 1857 accepted as Cryptalaus nubilus (Candèze, 1857)
  155. Species Alaus parallelus Candèze, 1896 accepted as Calais parallelus (Candèze, 1896)
  156. Species Alaus pectinatus Fairmaire, 1897 accepted as Calais pectinatus (Fairmaire, 1897)
  157. Species Alaus pectinicornis Schwarz, 1908 accepted as Calais pectinicornis (Schwarz, 1908)
  158. Species Alaus podargus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Cryptalaus podargus (Candèze, 1874)
  159. Species Alaus polyzonus Gerstaecker accepted as Calais polyzonus (Gerstaecker)
  160. Species Alaus prosectus Candèze, 1857 accepted as Paracalais prosectus (Candèze, 1857)
  161. Species Alaus pulvereus Candèze, 1897 accepted as Calais pulvereus (Candèze, 1897)
  162. Species Alaus pumilus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Paracalais pumilus (Candèze, 1874)
  163. Species Alaus putridus Candèze, 1857 accepted as Cryptalaus putridus (Candèze, 1857)
  164. Species Alaus reichei Candèze, 1857 accepted as Aliteus reichei (Candèze, 1857)
  165. Species Alaus revoili Fairmaire, 1887 accepted as Calais revoili (Fairmaire, 1887)
  166. Species Alaus rochebrunei Fairmaire, 1891 accepted as Calais rochebrunei (Fairmaire, 1891)
  167. Species Alaus rotundimaculatus Schwarz, 1905 accepted as Calais rotundimaculatus (Schwarz, 1905)
  168. Species Alaus rudis Candeze accepted as Calais rudis (Candeze)
  169. Species Alaus schneideri Schwarz, 1908 accepted as Calais schneideri (Schwarz, 1908)
  170. Species Alaus scotti Fleutiaux, 1922 accepted as Calais scotti (Fleutiaux, 1922)
  171. Species Alaus sculptus Westwood, 1848 accepted as Cryptalaus sculptus (Westwood, 1848)
  172. Species Alaus sericeus Candèze, 1874 accepted as Paracalais sericeus (Candèze, 1874)
  173. Species Alaus sinuosicollis Laport accepted as Calais sinuosicollis (Laport)
  174. Species Alaus sjostedti Schwarz, 1903 accepted as Calais sjostedti (Schwarz, 1903)
  175. Species Alaus sordidus Westwood, 1848 accepted as Cryptalaus sordidus (Westwood, 1848)
  176. Species Alaus spinicollis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1951 accepted as Paracalais spinicollis (Van Zwaluwenburg, 1951)
  177. Species Alaus stellio Candèze, 1889 accepted as Calais stellio (Candèze, 1889)
  178. Species Alaus suboculatus Candèze, 1857 accepted as Paracalais suboculatus (Candèze, 1857)
  179. Species Alaus subrecticollis Fleutiaux accepted as Calais subrecticollis (Fleutiaux)
  180. Species Alaus subsericeus Schwarz, 1902 accepted as Paracalais prosectus (Candèze, 1857)
  181. Species Alaus sulcicollis Gahan, 1900 accepted as Calais sulcicollis (Gahan, 1900)
  182. Species Alaus suturalis Champion, 1894 accepted as Lacais suturalis (Champion, 1894)
  183. Species Alaus tigrinus Schwarz, 1905 accepted as Calais tigrinus (Schwarz, 1905)
  184. Species Alaus tortrix Candeze accepted as Calais tortrix (Candeze)
  185. Species Alaus trifasciatus Gahan accepted as Calais trifasciatus (Gahan)
  186. Species Alaus tristis Candèze, 1889 accepted as Calais tristis (Candèze, 1889)
  187. Species Alaus variegatus Schwarz, 1902 accepted as Paracalais suboculatus (Candèze, 1857)
  188. Species Alaus victoriae Schwarz, 1902 accepted as Paracalais victoriae (Schwarz, 1902)
  189. Species Alaus westermanni Candèze, 1857 accepted as Anthracalaus westermanni (Candèze, 1857)
  190. Species Alaus yamato Nakane, 1957 accepted as Cryptalaus yamato (Nakane, 1957)
marine, brackish
recent only
masculine
Eschscholtz, J.F. (1829). Elaterites, Eintheilung derselben in Gattungen. <em>Entomologisches Archiv.</em> 2: 31-35.
page(s): 33 [details] 
IRMNG (2023). Alaus Eschscholtz in Thon, 1829. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1378484 on 2025-03-16
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2012-02-16 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2020-04-04 22:26:26Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien

original description Eschscholtz, J.F. (1829). Elaterites, Eintheilung derselben in Gattungen. <em>Entomologisches Archiv.</em> 2: 31-35.
page(s): 33 [details] 

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

status source Kundrata, R.; Kubaczkova, M.; Prosvirov, A. S.; Douglas, H. B.; Fojtikova, A.; Costa, C.; Bousquet, Y.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A.; Bouchard, P. (2019). World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 839: 83-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.839.33279 [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Lamprias Gistl, 1834) Gistel, J. (1834). Die Insecten-Doubletten aus der Sammlung des Herrn Grafen Rudolph von Jenison Walworth zu Regensburg. George Jaquet, München. 36 pp., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=r5Y-AAAAcAAJ
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Alans Desmarest, 1860) Desmarest, E. (1860). Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle ou traité complet de cette science d'après les travaux des naturalistes les plus éminents de tous les pays et de toutes les époques. Coléoptères, Troisième partie. Librairie de Firmin-Didot, Paris, 360 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51434
page(s): 25 [details] 

original description (of Olaüs Fairmaire, 1878) Fairmaire, L. (1878). Diagnoses de Coléoptères des Ȋles Viti, Samoa, etc. <em>Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques.</em> 208: 278–279., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12392828
page(s): 279 [details] 
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