Polycaon

Polycaon is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Polycaon.^[1][2][3][4]

Description

Beetles in this genus are 10.5-25.5 mm long with flattened bodies. The head is visible from above, instead of being hidden under a hoodlike pronotum like in some other bostrichids. The sides of the pronotum are convex. The tibia of each foreleg has a large, curved spine at its apex and has two terminal spurs inside.^[5]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Polycaon:

• Polycaon chilensis (Erichson, 1834) ^{i c g}
  • Found in South America^[6][7]
• Polycaon granulatus (Van Dyke, 1923) ^{i c g}
  • Found in North America^[8]
• Polycaon punctatus (LeConte, 1866) ^{i c g}
  • Found in Central America^[9]
• Polycaon stoutii (LeConte, 1853) ^{i c g b} - black polycaon
  • Found in western North America^[10]

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

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