''Aliocis'' is a genus of tree-fungus beetle in the family
Ciidae
The minute tree-fungus beetles, family Ciidae, are a sizeable group of beetles which inhabit Polyporales bracket fungi or coarse woody debris. Most numerous in warmer regions, they are nonetheless widespread and a considerable number of species ...
. It was described by Sandoval-Gómez and Lopes-Andrade in 2015, as a replacement name for the genus ''
Anoplocis
''Anoplocis'' is a genus of true weevils in the family Curculionidae. It contains a single species, ''Anoplocis ferrugineus'', native to Australia. The genus and species were first described by Arthur Mills Lea
Arthur Mills Lea (10 August 186 ...
'', preoccupied by a genus of
true weevil
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae
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Species
* '' Aliocis poriae''
* '' Aliocis ryukyuensis''
References
Ciidae genera
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