Biology:Pelecotoma

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Short description: Genus of beetles

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

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

Species

These three species belong to the genus Pelecotoma:

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

References

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. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15635691 entry