Pelecium

Pelecium is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Pelecium, found in Central and South America.

Species

These species belong to the genus Pelecium:

Subgenus Pelecidium Straneo & Ball, 1989
* Pelecium laevigatum Guérin-Méneville, 1843
* Pelecium sulcipenne Chaudoir, 1861
* Pelecium sulcatum Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Subgenus Pelecium
* Pelecium cyanipes species group
** Pelecium cyanipes Kirby, 1819
* Pelecium faldermanni species group
** Pelecium besckii
** Pelecium bisulcatum Straneo, 1970
** Pelecium faldermanni
** Pelecium foveicolle Chaudoir, 1866
** Pelecium obtusum Straneo, 1953
* Pelecium laeve species group
** Pelecium belloi Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium laeve Chaudoir, 1854
** Pelecium nicki Straneo, 1955
** Pelecium obscurum Straneo, 1955
* Pelecium punctatostriatum species group
** Pelecium atroviolaceum Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium bolivianum Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium buckupi Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium fistulosus Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium punctatostriatum Straneo, 1970
** Pelecium semistriatum Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium zaguryi Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
* Pelecium refulgens species group
** Pelecium fulgidum Straneo, 1962
** Pelecium negrei Straneo, 1962
** Pelecium refulgens Guérin-Méneville, 1831
* Pelecium renati species group
** Pelecium renati Straneo, 1953
** Pelecium striatum Straneo, 1955
* Pelecium rotundipenne species group
** Pelecium balli Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium chrissquirei Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium helenae Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium igneus Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2016
** Pelecium paulae Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium purpureum Straneo, 1955
** Pelecium rotundipenne Schaum, 1860
** Pelecium straneoi Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
* Pelecium violaceum species group
** Pelecium brasiliense Straneo, 1962
** Pelecium drakei Quedenfeldt, 1890
** Pelecium grossii Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024
** Pelecium longicolle Straneo, 1953
** Pelecium parallelum Straneo & Ball, 1989
** Pelecium punctatum Straneo, 1953
** Pelecium striatipenne Chaudoir, 1866
** Pelecium tenellum Schaum, 1860
** Pelecium violaceum Brullé, 1838
** Pelecium zophos Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024