''Licinus'' is a genus of in the

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family

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native to the

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(including

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), the

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and

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Species

These 29 species belong to the genus ''Licinus'': * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Audinet-Serville, 1821 * '' Licinus afghanistanus'' (Jedlicka, 1967) * '' Licinus astrabadensis'' Reitter, 1902 * '' Licinus bartoni'' Maran, 1934 * '' Licinus cassideus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Licinus convexus'' Heyden, 1889 * '' Licinus cordatus'' Chaudoir, 1861 * '' Licinus corustes'' Andrewes, 1932 * '' Licinus depressus'' (Paykull, 1790) * '' Licinus gansuensis'' Facchini & Sciaky, 2012 * '' Licinus graecus'' Apfelbeck, 1901 * '' Licinus hoffmannseggii'' (Panzer, 1802) * '' Licinus iranicus'' Jedlicka, 1968 * '' Licinus italicus'' Puel, 1925 * '' Licinus jaloricus'' Andrewes, 1927 * '' Licinus lindbergi'' Antoine, 1936 * '' Licinus manriquianus'' Wollaston, 1862 * '' Licinus merkli'' J.Frivaldszky, 1880 * '' Licinus oblongus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus oertzeni'' Reitter, 1889 * '' Licinus peltoides'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus planicollis'' Fauvel, 1888 * '' Licinus pubifer'' Reitter, 1897 * '' Licinus punctatulus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Licinus schuberti'' Jedlicka, 1968 * '' Licinus setosus'' (J.Sahlberg, 1880) * '' Licinus silphoides'' (P.Rossi, 1790) * '' Licinus yezoensis'' Habu, 1947

References

External links

''Licinus'' at Fauna Europaea
* Licininae {{licininae-stub