''Promecosoma'' is a genus of

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. There are 26 described species in ''Promecosoma''. Most species are found in

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, though two species are also known from southern

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Species

These species belong to the genus ''Promecosoma'': * '' Promecosoma abdominale''

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, 1877 * '' Promecosoma acuminatum''

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, 1922 * '' Promecosoma arizonae'' (

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, 1873)^{i c b} * '' Promecosoma chrysis''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma cinctipenne''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma dentatum''

, 1922 * '' Promecosoma dilatatum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma dispar''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma dugesi''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma ecuadoriense'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Promecosoma elegantulum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma emarginatum''

, 1922 * '' Promecosoma fervidum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma flohri'' Jacoby, 1890 * '' Promecosoma inflatum''

, 1877^{i c g b} * '' Promecosoma itataiense'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Promecosoma jucundum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma lepidum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma lugens''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma nobilitatum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma sallei''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma sanguinolatum''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma scutellare''

, 1877 * '' Promecosoma suturale'' Jacoby, 1890 * '' Promecosoma venezuelanum'' Bechyné, 1955 * '' Promecosoma viride'' Jacoby, 1881 Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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