Pelecotoma is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Pelecotoma.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ripiphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pelecotominae |
| Genus: | Pelecotoma Fischer, 1809 |
Species
editThese three species belong to the genus Pelecotoma:
- Pelecotoma fennica (Paykull, 1799)
- Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer, 1846
- Pelecotoma septentrionalis Kono, 1936
References
edit- ^ "Pelecotoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pelecotoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pelecotoma genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- 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.