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Allocota

Allocota is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * 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)

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Allocota is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * 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)

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