Pelecotoma

Pelecotoma is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Pelecotoma.[1][2][3]

Pelecotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ripiphoridae
Subfamily: Pelecotominae
Genus: Pelecotoma
Fischer, 1809

Species

These three species belong to the genus Pelecotoma:

  • Pelecotoma fennica (Paykull, 1799)
  • Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer, 1846
  • Pelecotoma septentrionalis Kono, 1936

References

  1. "Pelecotoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Pelecotoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

  • Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.


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