Alaus melanops

Alaus melanops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Alaus
Species:
A. melanops
Binomial name
Alaus melanops
LeConte, 1863

Alaus melanops is a species in the Alaus genus. It is commonly known as the western eyed click beetle and the western eyed eletar. The species name, melanops, is Greek for black face or appearance.

It is native to North America, and its size can range from 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in). Larvae are predatory, whereas adults feed on nectar.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (4 September 2026). "Alaus melanops Black-eyed Click Beetle". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Coin, Patrick (August 30, 2004). "Species Alaus melanops - Western Click Eyed Beetle". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
  4. ↑ Borror, David J. (1960). Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms. Mayfield Publishing Company. ISBN 0874840538. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ↑ Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue (2004). Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press. ISBN 0520246578.
  6. ↑ Kadej, Marcin; Smolis, Adrian; Tarnawski, Dariusz (2015). "On the mature larva of the western eyed click beetle Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863 with comparison to related species (Coleoptera: Elateridae)". The Florida Entomologist. 98 (4). Florida Entomological Society: 1056–1061. ISSN 0015-4040.