Elonus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/14/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Elonus species in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
An Elonus species in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.
Elonus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Elonus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Elonus species in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Elonus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/4/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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BugGuide notes seven species in this genus in North America found mostly in eastern U.S. Found on leaves of broad-leaved plants or at lights. (BugGuide)
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| Elonus | |
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| Elonus basalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Aderidae |
| Genus: | Elonus Casey, 1895 |
Elonus is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are about seven described species in Elonus in North America.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]These seven species belong to the genus Elonus:
- Elonus basalis (LeConte, 1855)
- Elonus chisosensis Werner, 1993
- Elonus excavatus Werner, 1993
- Elonus gruberi Gompel, 2017
- Elonus hesperus Werner, 1990
- Elonus nebulosus (LeConte, 1875)
- Elonus simplex Werner, 1993
References
[edit]- ^ "Elonus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Elonus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Elonus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Werner, Floyd G. (1993). "The Nearctic species of Elonus (Coleoptera: Aderidae)" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 99 (4): 245–264. doi:10.1155/1992/97483.
- Gompel, Nicolas (2017). "A review of North American Elonus species, with description of E. gruberi n. sp. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Aderidae)". Zootaxa. 4338 (3): 533–545. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4338.3.8. PMID 29245717.
- Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
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