Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852 is a animal in the Dryopidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852

Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852

Pelonomus obscurus is a long-toed water beetle found across parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Pelonomus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852

Pelonomus obscurus was first described by LeConte in 1852, and its scientific name is Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852. It is a species of long-toed water beetle that belongs to the family Dryopidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea region, Central America, and North America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Dryopidae Pelonomus

More from Dryopidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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