Monanus

Sharp, 1879

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Monanus is a of small beetles in the Silvanidae, first described by Sharp in 1879. The genus contains at least 21 described distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. Species in this genus have been documented across multiple continents including Australia, Asia, and Africa. Members of Silvanidae are commonly known as silvanid flat bark beetles or cucujoid beetles, though specific ecological details for Monanus remain limited in published literature.

Monanus concinnulus by Caroline Harding, MAF. Used under a CC BY 3.0 au license.Emporius signatus Jacobson by Georgiy Jacobson. Used under a Public domain license.Monanus concinnulus2 Montage by Michael C. Thomas. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Monanus: /ˈmoʊ.nə.nəs/

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Distribution

of Monanus have been recorded from Australia (including Queensland), various regions of Asia, and parts of Africa. The shows a predominantly tropical to subtropical distribution pattern based on collection records of constituent species.

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