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Alaudes
This is a myrmecophilous genus of Tenebrionidae with eight species. All are assumed to be inquilines in the nests of ants. Their biology is relatively unknown and their relationships with ants is a mystery.
Alaudes singularis
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaudes alternata | Fall, 1928 | ants | California, Los Angeles County only | |
| Alaudes californicus | Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018 | ants | California. Lower San Joaquin Valley | |
| Alaudes coloradoensis | Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018 | ants | California, Colorado Desert | |
| Alaudes moenkopii | Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018 | ants | Arizona and southern Utah, Colorado Plateau | |
| Alaudes mojavensis | Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018 | Veromessor pergandei | California, Arizona, Mojave Desert | |
| Alaudes setigera | Blaisdell, 1919 | Crematogaster, Pheidole | Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Baja California | |
| Alaudes singularis | Horn, 1870 | Crematogaster, Solenopsis, Pheidole, Formica francoeuri, Formica moki, Formica obscuripes, Liometopum | California, Arizona, southern Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Mexico, northern Baja California | |
| Alaudes vizcainensis | Aalbu, Caterino, and Smith, 2018 | Pheidole vistana | Mexico, Baja California |