Pleocomidae

Pleocoma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Pleocomidae
Subfamiliae (2): Pleocominae – †Cretocominae

[source: Smith (2006)]

Overview of genera (3)

Acoma – Pleocoma – †Cretocoma

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist]

Name

Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861

References

cited sources

• Smith, A.B.T. 2006: A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. Coleopterists Society monograph, 5: 144–204. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2006)60[144:AROTFN]2.0.CO;2 PDF

Links

• Pleocomidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
• Scholtz, Clarke H. and D. Jonathan Browne. 2005. Pleocomidae. Pleocoma. Rain beetles. Version 01 January 2005 (under construction) in The Tree of Life Web Project

Vernacular names

English: rain beetles

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