| Pleocoma australis | |
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| Pleocoma australis, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Pleocomidae |
| Genus: | Pleocoma |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleocoma australis Fall, 1911 | |
Pleocoma australis, the southern rain beetle, is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in Southern California, United States. [1] [2] [3]
Pleocoma is the only extant genus of rain beetles and is endemic to the Pacific states of North America. 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. There are 27 described species in Pleocoma.
Pleocoma carinata is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma conjungens, the Santa Cruz rain beetle, is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma dubitabilis is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma crinita is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma marquai is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma minor is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma hovorei is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma simi is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma staff is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma octopagina is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma sonomae is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma hirticollis is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma fimbriata is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma rubiginosa is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma oregonensis is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma blaisdelli is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma badia is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.
Pleocoma tularensis is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. This species has one of the most largest ranges in Pleocoma and is found across central and southern Sierra Nevada.[4]
Pleocoma hoppingi is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America.