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Aeolus (beetle)

Aeolus is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about 15 described species in Aeolus, found on all continents except Oceania.

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Aeolus
Aeolus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.12345 There are about 15 described species in Aeolus,1 found on all continents except Oceania.3

See also

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References

References

Further reading

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.
External links
  • Media related to Aeolus at Wikimedia Commons