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Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polycaon is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Polycaon.[1][2][3][4]
Polycaon | |
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Polycaon chilensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Bostrichidae |
Subfamily: | Polycaoninae |
Genus: | Polycaon Laporte, 1836 |
Beetles in this genus are 10.5-25.5 mm long with flattened bodies. The head is visible from above, instead of being hidden under a hoodlike pronotum like in some other bostrichids. The sides of the pronotum are convex. The tibia of each foreleg has a large, curved spine at its apex and has two terminal spurs inside.[5]
These species belong to the genus Polycaon:
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
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