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Genus of beetles

Dryocora
Dryocora howitti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Prostomidae
Genus: Dryocora
Pascoe, 1868
Species
  • Dryocora cephalotes (Waterhouse, 1877)
  • Dryocora howitti Pascoe, 1868
  • Dryocora simoni (Grouvelle, 1893)
  • Dryocora walkeri Lea, 1904
Synonyms
  • Adelostela Ganglbauer, 1883
  • Adelostella Broun, 1880
  • Bessaphilus Waterhouse, 1877

Dryocora is a genus of beetle in the family Prostomidae. It was discovered in 1686 by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe and is found in Southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Dryocora has the following three synonyms:

  • Adelostela Ganglbauer, 1883
  • Adelostella Broun, 1880
  • Bessaphilus Waterhouse, 1877

The genus has the following four species:

  • Dryocora cephalotes (Waterhouse, 1877)
  • Dryocora howitti Pascoe, 1868
  • Dryocora simoni (Grouvelle, 1893)
  • Dryocora walkeri Lea, 1904
Larva of Dryocora howitti

References

  1. ^ "Dryocora Pascoe, 1868". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. "Genus Dryocora". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dryocora". BioLib. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Dryocora". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Dryocora Pascoe, 1868". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Dryocora


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