Pleocoma Trifoliata
''Pleocoma'' is the only Extant taxon, extant genus of rain beetles (family Pleocomidae) 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''. Possessing a robust oval body form similar to other scarabaeiforms, their ventral side is densely covered with fine, long hairs (genus name derives from Greek (', abundant) and (', hair), extending to the legs and to the margins of thorax and elytra. The back is hairless and glossy. Overall colors range from black to a reddish-brown, while the hairs may range from yellow to red to black. The antenna (biology), antennae are 11-segmented, with a club of four to eight lamella (zoology), lamellae, more than in any other group of the Scarabaeoidea. The mandible (insect), mandibles are not ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Extant Taxon
Neontology is a part of biology that, in contrast to paleontology, deals with living (or, more generally, '' recent'') organisms. It is the study of extant taxa (singular: extant taxon): taxa (such as species, genera and families) with members still alive, as opposed to (all) being extinct. For example: * The moose (''Alces alces'') is an extant species, and the dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinct species. * In the group of molluscs known as the cephalopods, there were approximately 600 extant species and 7,500 extinct species. A taxon can be classified as extinct if it is broadly agreed or certified that no members of the group are still alive. Conversely, an extinct taxon can be reclassified as extant if there are new discoveries of living species ("Lazarus species"), or if previously-known extant species are reclassified as members of the taxon. Most biologists, zoologists, and botanists are in practice neontologists, and the term neontologist is used large ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Bicolor
''Pleocoma bicolor'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in western North America. References Beetles described in 1935 Taxa named by Earle Gorton Linsley Scarabaeiformia {{Scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Octopagina
''Pleocoma octopagina'' is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found on the lower West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to: Geography Australia * Western Australia *Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia * West Coast, Tasmania **West Coast Range, mountain range in the region Canada * Britis ... in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1970 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Minor
''Pleocoma minor'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1938 Taxa named by Earle Gorton Linsley {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Marquai
''Pleocoma marquai'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1972 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Linsleyi
''Pleocoma linsleyi'' is a beetle of the Rain beetle family. It was named in honor of American entomologist Earle Gorton Linsley References External links Pleocoma linsleyiat the Encyclopedia of Life Pleocoma linsleyiat BugGuide BugGuide (or BugGuide.net) is a website and online community of naturalists, both amateur and professional, who share observations of arthropods such as insects, spiders, and other related creatures. The website consists of informational guide p ... Scarabaeiformia Beetles described in 1971 {{Scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Hovorei
''Pleocoma hovorei'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 2007 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Hoppingi
''Pleocoma hoppingi'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1906 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Hirticollis
''Pleocoma hirticollis'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These three subspecies belong to the species ''Pleocoma hirticollis'': * ''Pleocoma hirticollis hirticollis'' Schaufuss, 1870 * ''Pleocoma hirticollis reflexa'' Hovore, 1972 * ''Pleocoma hirticollis vandykei'' Linsley, 1938 References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1870 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Fimbriata
''Pleocoma fimbriata'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1856 Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte Beetles of North America {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Dubitabilis
''Pleocoma dubitabilis'' is a species of rain beetle in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Pleocoma dubitabilis'': * ''Pleocoma dubitabilis dubitabilis'' Davis, 1935 * ''Pleocoma dubitabilis leachi'' Linsley, 1938 References Further reading * Scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1935 {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleocoma Crinita
''Pleocoma crinita'' is a species of rain beetle The rain beetles are a group of beetles whose extant species are found only in the far west of North America. They spend most of their lives underground, emerging in response to rain or snow, thus the common name. Formerly classified in the Scara ... in the family Pleocomidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * scarabaeiformia Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1938 Taxa named by Earle Gorton Linsley {{scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |