''Pelargoderus alcanor'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is known from Newman in 1842, originally under the genus ''

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''. It is known from

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and the

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Subspecies

* ''Pelargoderus alcanor alcanor'' (Newman, 1842) * ''Pelargoderus alcanor thomsoni'' Aurivillius, 1921

References

alcanor Beetles described in 1842 {{Lamiini-stub