''Anoncopeucus'' is a small genus of

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s first named in 1871 by Russian

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Maximilien Chaudoir Maximilien Chaudoir, or Maximilien, baron de Chaudoir, (12 September 1816, , near Zhytomyr – 6 May 1881, Amélie-les-Bains) was a Russia, Russian entomology, entomologist. He was a specialist in Beetle, Coleoptera and in particular the Ground be ...

. ''Anoncopeucus'' is part of the

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Orthogoninii, a small group of

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s native to subtropical Asia and North Africa. Species in the genus ''Anoncopeucus'' occur in Thailand, Indonesia, and Borneo. There are two species in the genus ''Anoncopeucus'': * '' Anoncopeucus curvatus'' Burgeon, 1936 * '' Anoncopeucus curvipes'' (Dejean & Boisduval, 1829)

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Orthogoniinae {{Orthogoniinae-stub