Spastonyx

Selander, 1954

Spastonyx is a of ( ) established by Selander in 1954. The genus contains at least two described : Spastonyx macswaini (Selander, 1954) and Spastonyx nemognathoides (Horn, 1870). Species in this genus have been documented in North America, with S. nemognathoides recorded from both the United States and Mexico. The genus is placed in the Meloinae.

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How to pronounce Spastonyx: //spæˈstoʊnɪks//

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Distribution

North America; specifically documented from the United States and Mexico (based on records of S. nemognathoides). The is represented in entomological collections, with holdings including 25 specimens of S. macswaini and 57 of S. nemognathoides.

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