''Polynoncus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s of the Family
Trogidae
Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera.
Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Thei ...
. It contains the following species:
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Polynoncus aeger''
( Guerin-Meneville, 1844) (South America)
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Polynoncus aricensis''
(Gutierrez, 1950) (South America)
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Polynoncus bifurcatus''
(Vaurie, 1962) (South America)
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Polynoncus brasiliensis''
(Vaurie, 1962) (South America)
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Polynoncus brevicollis''
(Eschscholtz
Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)Sterling (1997) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant colle ...
, 1822) (South America)
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Polynoncus bullatus''
(Curtis
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Gali ...
, 1845) (Chile, Argentina)
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Polynoncus burmeisteri''
(Pittino, 1987) (Argentina)
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Polynoncus chilensis''
(Harold, 1872) (Chile, Argentina)
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Polynoncus crypticus''
( Diéguez, 2019) (Chile)
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Polynoncus diffluens''
(Vaurie, 1962) (Chile)
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Polynoncus ecuadorensis''
Vaurie, 1962 (Ecuador)
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Polynoncus erugatus''
Scholtz, 1990 (Argentina)
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Polynoncus galapagoensis''
(Van Dyke, 1953) (Galapagos Islands)
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Polynoncus gemmifer''
(Blanchard, 1846) (South America)
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Polynoncus gemmingeri''
(Harold, 1872) (Panama to Argentina)
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Polynoncus gibberosus''
Scholtz, 1990 (Chile)
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Polynoncus gordoni''
(Steiner, 1981) (Peru)
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Polynoncus guttifer''
(Harold, 1868) (South America)
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Polynoncus haafi''
Vaurie, 1962 (Argentina)
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Polynoncus hemisphaericus''
( Burmeister, 1876) (Argentina, Chile)
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Polynoncus juglans''
(Ratcliffe, 1978) (Brazil, Guyana)
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Polynoncus longitarsis''
(Harold, 1872) (Argentina, Chile)
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Polynoncus mirabilis''
Pittino, 1987 (Chile, Argentina)
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Polynoncus neuquen''
(Vaurie, 1962) (Chile, Argentina)
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Polynoncus parafurcatus''
(Pittino, 1987) (Argentina, Brazil)
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Polynoncus patagonicus''
(Blanchard, 1846) (Argentina)
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Polynoncus patriciae''
Pittino, 1987 (Argentina, Uruguay)
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Polynoncus pedestris''
(Harold, 1872) (Argentina)
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Polynoncus peruanus''
(Erichson, 1847) (South America)
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Polynoncus pilularius''
(Germar, 1824) (South America)
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Polynoncus pittinoi''
(Costa-Silva & Diéguez, 2020) (Argentina)
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Polynoncus sallei''
(Harold, 1872) (Madagascar, Ecuador, Peru)
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Polynoncus seymourensis''
(Mutchler, 1925) (Galapagos Islands)
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Polynoncus tenebrosus''
(Harold, 1872) (Ecuador)
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Polynoncus vazdemelloi''
(Huchet & Costa-Silva, 2018) (Brazil)
References
Trogidae
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