Aeolus (beetle)

Aeolus
Aeolus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Agrypninae
Tribe: Oophorini
Genus: Aeolus
Eschscholtz, 1829
Diversity
About 15 species

Aeolus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae.[1][2][3][4][5] There are about 15 described species in Aeolus,[1] found on all continents except Oceania.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Aeolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Aeolus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  5. ^ Kundrata, Robin; Kubaczkova, Magdalena; Prosvirov, Alexander S.; Douglas, Hume B.; et al. (2019). "World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae". ZooKeys. 839: 83–154. doi:10.3897/zookeys.839.33279. PMC 6478653. PMID 31057327.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
  • Media related to Aeolus at Wikimedia Commons