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'''''Pleocoma''''' is the only [[Extant_taxon|extant]] genus of [[rain beetle]]s (family [[Pleocomidae]]) and is endemic to the Pacific states of North America.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hovore |first1=Frank T. |title=Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles |url=http://unsm-ento.unl.edu/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Pleocomidae/Pleocomidae-Overview/PleocomidaeO.html |website=unsm-ento.unl.edu |publisher=University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> Fossil remains of ''Pleocoma'' have been found in the [[Yixian Formation]] in China, suggesting beetles in this genus have existed in something like their present form since at least the [[Cretaceous]] period.<ref name="Nikolajev2012">{{cite journal |last1=Nikolajev |first1=G. V. |last2=Ren |first2=D. |title=The earliest known species of the genus Pleocoma LeConte (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Pleocomidae) from the Mesozoic of China |journal=Paleontological Journal |date=September 2012 |volume=46 |issue=5 |pages=495–498 |doi=10.1134/S0031030112050061 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257843226_The_earliest_known_species_of_the_genus_Pleocoma_LeConte_Coleoptera_Scarabaeoidea_Pleocomidae_from_the_Mesozoic_of_China |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> There are 27 described species in ''Pleocoma''.<ref name=bugref>
'''''Pleocoma''''' is a genus of [[rain beetle]]s in the family [[Pleocomidae]]. There are 27 described species in ''Pleocoma''.<ref name=bugref>
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==Fossil Species==
==Fossil Species==
* †''[[Pleocoma dolichophylla]]'' <small>Nikolajev & Ren, 2012</small>
* †''[[Pleocoma dolichophylla]]'' <small>Nikolajev & Ren, 2012</small><ref name="Nikolajev2012" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:39, 14 December 2020

Pleocoma
Pleocoma sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Pleocomidae
Genus: Pleocoma
LeConte, 1856

Pleocoma is the only extant genus of rain beetles (family Pleocomidae) and is endemic to the Pacific states of North America.[1] Fossil remains of Pleocoma have been found in the Yixian Formation in China, suggesting beetles in this genus have existed in something like their present form since at least the Cretaceous period.[2] There are 27 described species in Pleocoma.[3][4][5][6]

Species

Fossil Species

References

  1. ^ Hovore, Frank T. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". unsm-ento.unl.edu. University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nikolajev, G. V.; Ren, D. (September 2012). "The earliest known species of the genus Pleocoma LeConte (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Pleocomidae) from the Mesozoic of China". Paleontological Journal. 46 (5): 495–498. doi:10.1134/S0031030112050061. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Pleocoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. ^ "Pleocoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  5. ^ "Pleocoma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  6. ^ "Browse Pleocoma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

Further reading