Alaudes
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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Tenebrionidae with six species. Most are assumed to be inquilines in the nests of ants. Their biology is relatively unknown and their relationships with ants is a mystery.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Alaudes alternata | Fall, 1928 | ants | California | |
Alaudes fallax | Fall, 1928 | ants | California | |
Alaudes setigera | Blaisdell, 1919 | ants | California | |
Alaudes singularis | Horn, 1870 | ants | California | |
Alaudes squamosa | Blaisdell, 1919 | ants | California, Nevada | |
Alaudes testacea | Blaisdell, 1919 | ants | California |