Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 33-34

Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931 Figs 7, 18, 25, 45-47

Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931: 307. Type species: Blaiseus bedeli Fleutiaux 1931: 308.

Diagnosis.

Mandibles simple; aedeagus with parameres split vertically into dorsal and ventral lobes (Fig. 25). Male abdominal segment 9 with tergite and sternite articulated at base. Most species with tibiae broadened (Fig. 49), apparently for digging. Known female brachypterous; bursa copulatrix without sclerotised structures. Known from: Vietnam, PR China, Laos, Malaysia, South Africa, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, 6 spp.