Priochirus

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Priochirus
Staphylinidae - Priochirus unicolor.JPG
Priochirus unicolor from Sumatra. Mounted specimen
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Priochirus

Sharp, 1887

Priochirus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae. This genus includes about 270 species widespread in Neotropical, Palaearctic, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian and Oceanic Regions.

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