Peleciini Explained

Peleciini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 8 genera and more than 90 described species in Peleciini. They are found mainly in the southern hemisphere.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the tribe Peleciini:

• Agonica Sloane, 1920 (Australia)
• Ardistomopsis Straneo & Ball, 1989 (India, Sri Lanka)
• Disphericus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842 (Africa)
• Dyschiridium Chaudoir, 1861 (Africa, Vietnam)
• Eripus Dejean, 1829 (Mexico, Central and South America)
• Pelecium Kirby, 1819 (Central and South America)
• Pseudagonica B.Moore, 1960 (Australia)
• Stricteripus Straneo & Ball, 1989 (South America)