Selatosomus

Stephens, 1830

Selatosomus is a of in the . The genus was established by in 1830 and includes formerly classified under Ctenicera. Members occur across multiple continents including Europe, North America, Japan, and southern Africa. As part of the tribe Selatosomini, these share characteristics with other dendrometrine elaterids.

Selatosomus aeripennis by (c) Thilina Hettiarachchi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thilina Hettiarachchi. Used under a CC-BY license.

Selatosomus pulcher 81278326 by Dan MacNeal. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Selatosomus pulcher by Dan MacNeal. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Selatosomus: /sɛlətəˈsoʊməs/

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Identification

in this were historically confused with Ctenicera, from which they were separated based on morphological distinctions. Accurate identification to species level requires examination of specific characters not consistently documented across the genus.