Praocis

Praocis
Praocis spinolai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Praociini
Genus:	Praocis Eschscholtz
Species
see text

Praocis is a genus of Neotropical beetles in the tribe Praociini. It is distributed from Peru to southern Patagonia in Argentina and Chile.

Taxonomy

Praocis contains the following species:[1]

• Praocis pilula
• Praocis costipennis
• Praocis tenuicornis
• Praocis adspersa
• Praocis calderana
• Praocis quadrisulcata
• Praocis orthogonoderes
• Praocis cribata
• Praocis oblonga
• Praocis forsteri
• Praocis uretai
• Praocis nitens
• Praocis rufipes
• Praocis sellata
• Praocis chevrolati
• Praocis marginata
• Praocis elliptica
• Praocis spinolai

References

1. "Genus Praocis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-05-27.