''Pellenes'' is a

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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Hyllothyene''. They are dark to black with white stripes on the back, and often have bright red markings. Most species have a special propensity for snail shells. ''Pellenes seriatus'' and ''P. lapponicus'' males look very similar to ''

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'' when viewed from the front.

Species

it contains eighty-three species and one subspecies, found in North America, Africa, Europe, Asia,

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, and

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: *'' P. aethiopicus''

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, 1906 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

*'' P. albopilosus'' (Tyschchenko, 1965) –

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*'' P. allegrii'' Caporiacco, 1935 –

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia *'' P. amazonka'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Central Asia *'' P. apacheus'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA *'' P. arciger'' (Walckenaer, 1837) –

Southern Europe Southern Europe is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of southern Europe include some or all of these countries and regions: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, C ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

*'' P. badkhyzicus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

*'' P. beani'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

*'' P. bitaeniata'' ( Keyserling, 1882) –

(Western

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) *'' P. bonus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Ukraine (Crimea),

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

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, Turkmenistan *'' P. borisi'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Kazakhstan *'' P. brevis'' (Simon, 1868) –

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Macedonia Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...

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, Ukraine,

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, Iran *'' P. bulawayoensis'' Wesolowska, 2000 –

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, South Africa,

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*'' P. canadensis'' Maddison, 2017 –

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, USA *'' P. canosus'' Simon, 1937 – France *'' P. cinctipes'' (

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, 1898) –

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

*'' P. cingulatus'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 –

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

*'' P. corticolens''

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, 1924 – Mexico *'' P. crandalli'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA *'' P. dahli'' Lessert, 1915 –

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

*'' P. denisi'' Schenkel, 1963 –

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*'' P. diagonalis'' (Simon, 1868) – Macedonia, Greece, Turkey,

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, Iran *'' P. dilutus'' Logunov, 1995 – Central Asia *'' P. durioei'' (Lucas, 1846) –

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

*'' P. dyali'' Roewer, 1951 –

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*'' P. epularis'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Greece to China,

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, South Africa *'' P. flavipalpis'' (Lucas, 1853) – Greece (incl. Crete), Turkey, Cyprus *'' P. frischi'' ( Audouin, 1826) –

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

*'' P. geniculatus'' (Simon, 1868) – Southern Europe,

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, Turkey, Ukraine,

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ...

, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia **'' Pellenes g. subsultans'' (Simon, 1868) – France *'' P. gerensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' P. gobiensis'' Schenkel, 1936 – Russia,

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

, China *'' P. grammaticus'' Chamberlin, 1925 – USA *'' P. hadaensis'' Prószyński, 1993 –

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

*'' P. hedjazensis'' Prószyński, 1993 – Saudi Arabia,

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*'' P. himalaya'' Caleb, Sajan & Kumar, 2018 –

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

*'' P. iforhasorum''

Berland Berland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *André Berland (1940–2025), French historian and biographer *Bjørn Berland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer *Eliezer Berland (born 1937), Israeli Breslov rabbi *François Berléan ...

& Millot, 1941 –

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

*'' P. ignifrons'' (Grube, 1861) – USA, Canada, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia *'' P. inexcultus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) – St. Helena *'' P. iva'' Caleb, 2018 – India *'' P. karakumensis'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Turkmenistan *'' P. laevigatus'' (Simon, 1868) – Greece (

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*'' P. lagrecai'' Cantarella & Alicata, 2002 – Italy *'' P. lapponicus'' (

Sundevall Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801 in Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. Sundevall studied at Lund University, where he received a Ph.D. in 1823. After traveling to East Asia, he studied medicine, graduating as a Doctor ...

, 1833) –

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, Alpine and Northern Europe, Russia (European to Far East) *'' P. levaillanti'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *'' P. levii'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA *'' P. limatus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – USA *'' P. limbatus'' Kulczyński, 1895 – Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, China *'' P. logunovi'' Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996 – Russia *'' P. longimanus'' Emerton, 1913 – USA *'' P. lucidus'' Logunov & Zamanpoore, 2005 –

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

*'' P. luculentus'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 –

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

*'' P. maderianus'' Kulczyński, 1905 – Madeira, Israel *'' P. marionis'' (

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& Krause, 1994) – Cape Verde Is. *'' P. mimicus'' Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia *'' P. minimus'' (Caporiacco, 1933) –

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

*'' P. modicus'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, South Africa *'' P. moreanus'' Metzner, 1999 – Macedonia, Greece, Turkey *'' P. negevensis'' Prószyński, 2000 – Israel *'' P. nigrociliatus'' (Simon, 1875) – Canary Is.,

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia, China *'' P. obliquostriatus'' Caporiacco, 1940 – Ethiopia *'' P. obvolutus'' Dawidowicz & Wesolowska, 2016 – Kenya *'' P. pamiricus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Tajikistan *'' P. peninsularis'' Emerton, 1925 – Canada, USA *'' P. perexcultus'' Clark & Benoit, 1977 – St. Helena *'' P. pseudobrevis'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Central Asia *'' P. pulcher'' Logunov, 1995 – Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia *'' P. purcelli'' Lessert, 1915 – Uganda *'' P. rufoclypeatus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa *'' P. seriatus'' ( Thorell, 1875) – France, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria,

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia *'' P. shoshonensis'' Gertsch, 1934 – USA *'' P. sibiricus'' Logunov & Marusik, 1994 – Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, China *'' P. siculus'' Alicata & Cantarella, 2000 – Italy (

Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...

) *'' P. stepposus'' (Logunov, 1991) – Russia, Kazakhstan *'' P. striolatus'' Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 – Yemen (

Socotra Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...

) *'' P. sytchevskayae'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 –

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, Turkmenistan *'' P. tharinae'' Wesolowska, 2006 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa *'' P. tocharistanus'' Andreeva, 1976 – Central Asia *'' P. tripunctatus'' (Walckenaer, 1802) (

type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...

) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia to Central Asia, China *'' P. turkmenicus'' Logunov, Marusik & Rakov, 1999 – Russia, Central Asia *'' P. unipunctus'' Saito, 1937 – China *'' P. univittatus'' (Caporiacco, 1939) – Ethiopia *'' P. vanharteni'' Wesolowska, 1998 – Cape Verde Is. *'' P. washonus'' Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – USA

References

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Photograph of ''P. brevis''

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