Dryocora is a genus of beetle in the family Prostomidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It was discovered in 1686 by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe and is found in Southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.[1][3][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Prostomidae |
| Genus: | Dryocora Pascoe, 1868 |
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Taxonomy
editDryocora has the following three synonyms:[1][5]
- Adelostela Ganglbauer, 1883
- Adelostella[3] Broun, 1880
- Bessaphilus[3] Waterhouse, 1877
The genus has the following four species:[3][4][5]
- Dryocora cephalotes (Waterhouse, 1877)
- Dryocora howitti Pascoe, 1868
- Dryocora simoni (Grouvelle, 1893)
- Dryocora walkeri Lea, 1904
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dryocora Pascoe, 1868". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Genus Dryocora". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Dryocora". BioLib. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Dryocora". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Dryocora Pascoe, 1868". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved 30 January 2024.