Praocis
Genus of insects
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Praocis is a genus of Neotropical beetles in the tribe Praociini. It is distributed from Peru to southern Patagonia in Argentina and Chile.
| Praocis | |
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| Praocis spinolai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Pimeliinae |
| Tribe: | Praociini |
| Genus: | Praocis Eschscholtz |
| Species | |
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
