Pleocoma staff
Schaufuss, 1870
rain beetle
Pleocoma staff is a of rain beetle in the Pleocomidae, described by Schaufuss in 1870. Rain beetles are a small, relict group of scarabaeoid beetles to western North America. This species has been recorded from California and Utah.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Pleocoma staff: /pliːˈɒkoʊmə stæf/
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Distribution
California and Utah, United States.
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Taxonomic note
Pleocomidae is a small of beetles sometimes called rain beetles or June beetles, though the latter name is also applied to other scarab groups. The family is to western North America and contains approximately 30 in the single Pleocoma.