Oestodinae

Hyslop, 1917

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Bladus
Oestodes

Oestodinae is a of click beetles ( Elateridae) established by Hyslop in 1917. It contains two valid : Oestodes Leconte, 1853 and Bladus Leconte, 1861. The subfamily is poorly studied, with limited biological or ecological information available beyond its taxonomic .

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How to pronounce Oestodinae: //iːstoʊˈdaɪni//

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Taxonomic composition

Oestodinae comprises two : Oestodes Leconte, 1853 and Bladus Leconte, 1861. Both genera were established by John Lawrence LeConte in the mid-19th century.

Sources and further reading

BugGuide
Wikipedia
iNaturalist taxon
NCBI Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life
World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae.