Pelonium Explained

Pelonium is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 19 described species in Pelonium.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Pelonium:

• Pelonium aliciae Barr, 2005
• Pelonium bruchi Schenkling, 1908
• Pelonium carinatum Schenkling, 1908
• Pelonium crinita (Klug, 1842)
• Pelonium disconotatum Pic, 1940
• Pelonium fasciatum (LeConte, 1852)
• Pelonium formosanum Schenkling, 1912
• Pelonium granulosum Wolcott, 1909
• Pelonium guyanensis Chevrolat, 1876
• Pelonium jocosum Schenkling, 1908
• Pelonium leucophaeum (Klug, 1842)
• Pelonium luctuosum Spinola, 1844
• Pelonium maculicolle Schaeffer, 1904
• Pelonium maculiocolle Schaeffer
• Pelonium nigroaeneum Gorham, 1893
• Pelonium nigrosignatum Pic, 1940
• Pelonium peninsulare
• Pelonium scapulare Barr, 2005
• Pelonium tetrasemus (Blackwelder, 1945)

Further reading

• New species and new distributional records for Mexican Pelonium (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae). 2005. Barr . William F.. Folia Entomologica Mexicana. 44. Supl 1. 55–62. 0430-8603.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.