Praocis (Mesopraocis)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Pimeliinae
Tribus: Praociini
Genus: Praocis
Subgenus: Praocis (Mesopraocis)
Species: P. (M.) arenicola – P. (M.) calderana – P. (M.) nitens – P. (M.) pilula

Name

Praocis (Mesopraocis) Flores & Pizarro-Araya, 2014

Type species: Praocis calderana Hans Kulzer, 1958 (original designation).

References

Primary references

• Flores, G.E. & Pizarro-Araya, J. 2014. Towards a revision of the South American genus Praocis Eschscholtz (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), with estimation of the diversity of each subgenus. ZooKeys 415: 53–80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.415.6656 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Flores, G.E. & Pizarro-Araya, J. 2022. Revision of the subgenus Mesopraocis Flores & Pizarro-Araya of the Neotropical genus Praocis Eschscholtz (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae). Zookeys 1100ː 29–55. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1100.78769 Reference page.