Allocota Explained

Allocota is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:^[1]

• Allocota aurata (Bates, 1873)
• Allocota bicolor Shi & Liang, 2013
• Allocota cyanipennis Heller, 1923
• Allocota viridipennis Motschulsky, 1859

The following species have become synonyms:

• Allocota andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934): Synonym of Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934)
• Allocota arrowi (Jedlicka, 1935): Synonym of Diamella arrowi (Jedlicka, 1935)
• Allocota caerulea Andrewes, 1933: Synonym of Allocota viridipennis Motschulsky, 1859
• Allocota perlaeta Kirschenhofer, 1994: Synonym of Metallanchista perlaeta (Kirschenhofer, 1994)
• Allocota perroti (Jedlicka, 1963): Synonym of Allocota aurata (Bates, 1873)
• Allocota philippinensis (Jedlicka, 1935): Synonym of Paraphaea philippinensis (Jedlicka, 1935)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allocota Motschulsky, 1860 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .