''Autocrates'' is a genus of beetles in the

Trictenotomidae The Trictenotomidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea, containing fifteen species in two genera. Most species are found in the Oriental realm where they live in montane forest habitats. The family is considered, bas ...

family with species across the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

. They are sexually dimorphic with males having longer and more sinuate mandibles.

Species

Six species have been described: * '' Autocrates aeneus'' - Himalayas from India to China * '' Autocrates ivanovi'' - Vietnam * '' Autocrates lini'' - China * '' Autocrates maqueti'' - China, Korea * '' Autocrates oberthueri'' - Tibet, China * '' Autocrates vitalisi'' - Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan), Laos, Thailand, West Malaysia, Myanmar

References

Tenebrionoidea genera Trictenotomidae {{Tenebrionoidea-stub