Athous er en slekt av biller som hører til familien smellere (Elateridae).
Utseende Små til middelsstore (5 – 20 millimeter), slanke, blanke, fint hårete, brune til svarte smellere. Hodet er kort og bredt, med små fasettøyne. Antennene er 11-leddete, vanligvis ganske lange, mer elelr mindre sagtakkede. Brystskjoldet (pronotum) er rundet firkantet, gjerne noe lengre enn bredt. Sidekantene er tydelig markerte, og bakhjørnene er litt tilbaketrukket. Dekkvingene er langsmale, omtrent så brede som brystskjoldet, som oftest med tydelige lengdestriper.
Larvene er sylindriske, glatte med en voksaktige overflate og spredte hår, gjerne rød- eller gulaktige. Hodet er noe flatt med fremoverstrakte kjever. Det bakerste leddet har vanligvis et par kraftige utvekster av varierende form. Beina er ganske korte.
Levevis Denne slekten har larver som lever i jorda, der de gjerne eter planterøtter.
Skadedyr og nyttedyr Noen arter i slekten er brysomme skadedyr i jord- og hagebruk fordi larvene (kjølmark) spiser røtter.
Utbredelse Slekten har en holarktisk utbredelse, med særlig mange arter i Sør-Europa og Tyrkia.
Systematisk inndeling Noen arter som tradisjonelt var plassert her blir nå regnet til slekten Hemicrepidius. thumb|300px|Busksmeller Athous subfuscus, slektas vanligste norske art thumb|300px|Løvsmeller, Athous vittatus
Ordenen biller, Coleoptera Underordenen Polyphaga Overfamilien smellere, Elateroidea Familien smellere, Elateridae Underfamilien tannsmellere (Dendrometrinae) Gistel, 1856 – slanke arter Stammen Dendrometrini Gistel, 1856 Understammen Athoina Candéze, 1860 Slekten Athous Eschscholtz, 1829 Underslekten Alcimathous Reiiter, 1905 Athous mokrzeckii Lomnicki, 1923 Athous sacheri Kiesenwetter, 1858 Underslekten Athous (i snever forstand) Athous cingulatus L. Miller, 1881 Athous densatus Reitter, 1905 Hasselsmeller, Athous haemorrhoidalis (, 1801) Athous ineptus Candèze, 1860 Athous limoniiformis Candèze, 1865 Athous nadoraz Mertlik & Dusanek, 2006 Athous nigricornis Brisout, 1856 Athous rubrotestaceus Desbrochers de Loges, 1871 Athous vittatoides Reitter, 1905 Løvsmeller, Athous vittatus (Fabricius, 1792) Underslekten Euplathous Reitter, 1905 Athous canus Dufour, 1843 Athous dejeanii (Laporte, 1840) Athous frigidus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855 Athous iablokoffi Leseigneur, 1972 Athous mandibularis (Dufour, 1843) Athous proximus Hampe, 1864 Athous villardi Carret, 1904 Underslekten Haplathous Reitter, 1905 Athous abdurachmanovi Dolin in Dolin & Penev, 2004 Athous alpestris Orlov, 1994 Athous angulifrons Reitter, 1905 Athous austriacus Desbrochers des Loges, 1873 Athous barthei Leseigneur, 1958 Athous belloi Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous brachati Zeising & Brunne, 2005 Athous brevicornis Desbrochers des Loges, 1871 Athous cachecticus Candèze, 1860 Athous carpathicus Reitter, 1905 Athous cavifrons L. Redtenbacher, 1858 Athous circassiensis Reitter, 1905 Athous circumductus (Ménétriés, 1832) Athous corcyreus Reitter, 1905 Athous corsicus Reiche, 1861 Athous crassicornis Candèze, 1860 Athous csikii Platia, 2001 Athous curtus Dolin in Dolin & Penev, 2004 Athous daghestanicus Reitter, 1890 Athous delmastroi Platia & Gudenzi, 1998 Athous dilaticornis Reitter, 1905 Athous dilutus (Illiger, 1807) Athous emaciatus Candèze, 1860 Athous evae Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous euxinus Buysson, 1912 Athous filicornis (Dufour, 1851) Athous flavipennis Candèze, 1860 Athous hilfi Reitter, 1912 Athous ilniczkyi Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous incognitus Platia, 1988 Athous iristonicus Dolin, 1971 Athous kerkyranus Reitter, 1905 Athous kobachidzei Dolin & Chantladze, 1982 Athous korabicus Csiki, 1940 Athous korsosi Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous laevistriatus (Dufour, 1851) Athous latior Orlov, 1994 Athous lepontinus Schwarz, 1900 Athous leprieuri Desbrochers des Loges, 1870 Athous lgockii Dolin, 1983 Athous longicornis Candèze, 1865 Athous magnanii Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous marginicollis Reitter, 1890 Athous melanoderes Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855 Athous mollis Reitter, 1889 Athous monilicornis Schwarz, 1897 Athous oromii Platia & Gudenzi, 2005 Athous osellai Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous pacei Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous panellai Platia & Schimmel, 1991 Athous patoni Dolin in Dolin & Penev, 2004 Athous pfefferi Roubal, 1932 Athous protoracicus Platia & Schimmel, 1991 Athous putschkovi Dolin & Penev, 2004 Athous pyrenaeus Candèze, 1865 Athous reflexicollis Dolin & Penev, 2004 Athous reynosae C. N. F. Brisout de Barneville, 1866 Athous ruteri Chassain, 1985 Athous settei Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous siteki Platia, 2006 Athous sosybius Reitter, 1905 Athous spalatrensis Reitter, 1894 Busksmeller, Athous subfuscus (Müller, 1764) Athous talamellii Platia & Gudenzi, 1998 Athous tauricola Reitter, 1905 Athous tauricus Candèze, 1860 Athous transylvanicus Platia, 2001 Athous utschderensis Reitter, 1890 Athous tschukini Reitter, 1910 Athous turcicus Reitter, 1905 Athous villiger Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855 Athous villosulus Desbrochers des Loges, 1875 Athous vivesi Platia & Gudenzi, 2005 Athous zebei Bach, 1852 Underslekten Neonomopleus Schenkling, 1927 Athous alcantarensis De la Rosa et al., 2011 Athous chiarae Platia, 2010 Athous chloroticus Candèze, 1865 Athous cobosi Platia, 2003 Athous discors Reitter, 1904 Athous elongatus Brisout, 1866 Athous escorialensis Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1856 Athous fernandensis Platia, 2010 Athous kiesenwetteri (Schaufuss, 1862) Athous koschwitzi Platia, 2003 Athous longissimus Reitter, 1904 Athous lopezcoloni Platia & Gudenzi, 2005 Athous martinae Platia, 2003 Athous martinezi Reitter, 1904 Athous masoae Platia, 2003 Athous procerus (Illiger, 1807) Athous recticollis Graells, 1858 Athous schimmeli Platia, 2003 Athous schurmanni Platia & Serrano, 2002 Athous sofiae Platia, 2010 Athous suarezi Platia & Gudenzi, 2005 Athous tenuis Brisout, 1866 Althous toribioi Zapata de la Vega & Sanchez-Ruiz, 2005 Underslekten Orthathous Reitter, 1905 Athous abkhazianus Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous acutangulus Fairmaire, 1866 Athous albanicus Csiki, 1940 Athous alticola Platia, 2006G. Platia (2006) Contributo alla conoscenza delle specie di Athous (Orthathous) Reiter, 1905 della penisola Iberica (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae: Dendrometrini) Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa n139 (2006) : 31−53. . Athous anatolicus Platia, 1989 Athous angustulus Candéze, 1860 Athous apfelbecki Reitter, 1905 Athous artvinensis Platia, Yildirim & Kesdek, 2007 Athous astrabadensis Faust, 1877 Athous asturiensis Platia, 2006 Athous audisioi Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous azoricus Platia & Gudenzi, 2002 Athous balcanicus Reitter, 1905 Athous barriesi Platia & Gudenzi, 1996 Athous benedikti Platia, 2003 Athous bicolor (Goeze, 1777) Athous binaghii Platia, 1984 Athous bolivari Reitter, 1904 Athous bolognai Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous brevipennis Schwarz, 1897 Athous brisouti Sanchez-Ruiz, 1996 Athous bulgaricus Platia, 2001 Athous cagatayae Kabalak & Sert, 2012 Athous campyloides Newman, 1833 Athous cantabricus Schaufuss, 1862 Athous carpathophilus Reitter, 1905 Athous catalonicus Platia, 2006 Athous cavazzutii Platia, 2003 Athous caviformis Reitter, 1905 Athous cavulus Reitter, 1905 Athous cavus (Germar, 1817) Athous cervicolor Heyden, 1880 Athous chamboveti Mulsant & Godart, 1868 Athous codinai Platia, 2006 Athous conradi Platia, 2006 Athous croaticus Platia & Gudenzi, 2002 Athous curtulus Desbrochers des Loges, 1873 Athous daccordii Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous dalmatinus Platia, 2005 Athous dasycerus Buysson, 1890 Athous debilis Reiche, 1869 Athous demirsoyi Platia, Kabalak & Sert, 2007 Athous desbrochersi Platia, 2006 Athous difficilis (Dufour, 1843) Athous distinctithorax Desbrochers des Loges, 1873 Athous divaricatus Platia, 2006 Athous dorgaliensis Buysson, 1912 Athous durazzoi Platia, 1985 Athous dusaneki Platia, 2003 Athous eckerleini Platia & Gudenzi, 2000 Athous edirnensis Platia & Gudenzi, 2000 Athous epirus Stierlin, 1875 Athous escolai Platia, 2006 Athous espanoli Platia, 2006 Athous espinamensis Platia, 2006 Athous fodorjenoi Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous fragariae Platia & Kovanci, 2005 Athous freudei Platia, 1989 Athous frontalis Platia & Schimmel, 1991 Athous fuentei Platia, 2006 Athous gagliardii Platia, 1988 Athous galiberti Buysson, 1918 Athous gallicus Platia & Gudenzi, 2000 Athous ganglbaueri Schwarz, 1897 Athous gerezianus Reitter, 1905 Athous gianassoi Platia & Gudenzi, 1996 Athous giustoi Platia, 2006 Athous gobanzi Reitter, 1905 Athous gonzalesi Platia, 2006 Athous goriciensis Reitter, 1905 Athous gottwaldi Lohse, 1978 Athous gracacensis Platia, 2005 Athous graecus Platia, 1989 Athous guadalupensis Platia, 2006 Athous gudenzii Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous hajeki Platia & Gudenzi, 2005 Athous harmodius Reitter, 1905 Athous herbigradus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855 Athous hercegovinensis Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous hetzeli Platia, 2004 Athous holtzi Reitter, 1905 Athous ibericus Platia, 2006 Athous insularis Desbrochers des Loges, 1869 Athous iranicus Platia, 2004 Athous jakupiciola Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous jejunus Kiesenwetter, 1858 Athous judicariensis Schwarz, 1900 Athous kabalaki Platia, 2010 Athous kasovskyi Platia & Gudenzi, 2007 Athous kaszabi Dolin, 1986 Athous kovancii Platia, 2003 Athous kozufensis Platia, 2010 Athous kruegeri Reitter, 1905 Athous lambeleti Leseigneur, 2004 Athous lasoni Platia, 2011 Athous lassallei Platia & Gudenzi, 1996 Athous leonhardi Reitter, 1905 Athous leseigneuri Platia, 2006 Athous lomnickii Reitter, 1905 Athous luigionii Platia, 1988 Athous lusitanus Platia, 2006 Athous maljenensis Platia, 2013 Athous malkinorum Platia, 2006 Athous malmusii Platia & Gudenzi, 2000 Athous margheritae Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous mauroi Platia, 2010 Athous melonii Platia, 1984 Athous mendesi Giuseppe & Serrano, 2002 Athous mertliki Platia & Gudenzi, 2002 Athous meuseli Reitter, 1905 Athous mingrelicus Reitter, 1890 Athous monguzzii Platia & Gudenzi, 2007 Athous nadari Buysson, 1904 Athous naseri J. Müller, 1916 Athous nigror Platia, 2006 Athous novaki Penecke, 1907 Athous obsoletus (Illiger, 1807) Athous olbiensis Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1856 Athous olcesei Buysson, 1905 Athous paflagonensis Platia & Gudenzi, 1998 Athous paganettii Platia, 2006 Athous pallidus Platia & Gudenzi, 2002 Athous pedemontanus Platia, 1988 Athous penevi Platia, 2001 Athous perezarcasi Platia, 2006 Athous picipennis Reitter, 1905 Athous plagipennis Reitter, 1905 Athous podlussanoi Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous pomboi Platia & Borges, 2003 Athous ponticus Platia & Gudenzi, 2007 Athous propinquus Buysson, 1890 Athous prouzai Platia, 2005 Athous putativus Platia, 2006 Athous reitteri Platia, 2006 Athous ruffoi Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous sabatinellii Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous samai Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous sameki Platia, 2003 Athous sandanskiensis Platia, 2010 Athous senaci Buysson, 1890 Athous serbicus Reitter, 1905 Athous serranoi Platia, 2006 Athous silicensis Laibner, 1975 Athous singularis Reitter, 1905 Athous sinuatocollis Desbrochers des Loges, 1869 Athous slavonicus Platia & Nemeth, 2011 Athous snizeki Platia, 2004 Athous solitarius Platia, 2010 Athous stoimenovae Platia, 2001 Athous subtruncatoides Platia, 2006 Athous subtruncatus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1856 Athous subvirgatus Daniel, 1904 Athous svihlai Platia & Gudenzi, 1998 Athous szombathyi Schenkling, 1927 Athous tadzhikistanicus Platia, 2010 Athous tekkirazicus Platia, 2003 Athous telciuensis Platia, 2013 Athous tomentosus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855 Athous tribertii Guglielmi & Platia, 1985 Athous vasconicus Platia, 2006 Athous vavrai Platia, 2006