Four species of Pronoterus are known from the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Beutel and Roughley (1987) consider the genus the sister group of the remaining noterid genera, except Hydrocoptus, Notomicrus, and Phreatodytes.
Checklist of Pronoterus
WorldUS, US Territories, and Canada
Key to Species of Pronoterus
None.
Literature Cited
Beutel, R. G., and R. E. Roughley.
- 1987. On the systematic position of the genus Notomicrus Sharp (Hydradephaga: Coleoptera). Canadian J. Zool. 65(8):1898-1905.
A portion of this treatment was adapted from a manuscript prepared by R. E. Roughley, University of Manitoba.
Revised 17 November 1995
Warren U. Brigham
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