Pelecotoma Explained

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

Species

These three species belong to the genus Pelecotoma:

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

Further reading

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