Enoclerus lecontei

Enoclerus lecontei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Enoclerus
Species:	E. lecontei
Binomial name
Enoclerus lecontei (Wolcott, 1910)
Synonyms [1]
Priocera lecontei Wolcott, 1910

Enoclerus lecontei, the blackbellied clerid, is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae that is found in Central America and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It preys on bark beetles. ^[4]

References

1. "Enoclerus lecontei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
2. "Enoclerus lecontei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
3. "Enoclerus lecontei species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
4. "Bark Beetles Management Guidelines--UC IPM". ipm.ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

Further reading

• Berryman, Alan A. (1966). "Studies on the Behavior and Development of Enoclerus lecontei (Wolcott), a Predator of the Western Pine Beetle". The Canadian Entomologist. 98 (5): 519–526. doi:10.4039/Ent98519-5.
• Barr, William F. (1976). "Descriptions and taxonomic notes of Enoclerus and some allied genera (Coleoptera: Cleridae)". Melanderia. 24: 17–35.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.