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Genus Pelmatellus

Pelmatellus obtusus Pelmatellus obtusus - male Pelmatellus obtusus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Harpalini
Subtribe Pelmatellina
Genus Pelmatellus
Explanation of Names
Pelmatellus Bates 1882
Numbers
2 spp. in our area (both in the nominate subgenus), ~30 spp. total(1)
Size
5-7 mm(2)
Identification
key to spp. in(2)
Range
Neotropical group barely ranging into AZ & NM(1)