Pelosoma
Genus of beetles
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Pelosoma is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are about seven described species in Pelosoma.[1][2][3]
| Pelosoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Tribe: | Coelostomatini |
| Genus: | Pelosoma Mulsant, 1844 |
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Pelosoma:
- Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844
- Pelosoma mesosternalum Hinton & Ancona, 1934
- Pelosoma orientale
- Pelosoma ovulum Sharp, 1887
- Pelosoma pecki Smetana, 1984
- Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882
- Pelosoma rufipes (Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1889)
