Eolagurus Argyropulo, 1946 . Vestn. Akad. Nauk Kazakh. SSR, 7-8:44.

TYPE SPECIES: Georychus luteus Eversmann, 1840 .

COMMENTS: Corbet (1978c) viewed this taxon as part of Lagurus, but subsequent authorities have considered the two separate genera (Corbet and Hill, 1991; Gromov and Polyakov, 1977; Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1987; Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987) clarified the taxonomic decisions behind origin of the generic name, and pointed out that Corbet's (1978c) statement that it was meant as a subgenus for luteus may be the first validation of Eolagurus . A member of the tribe Lagurini (see account of Lagurus).