Polyakius

{{Short description|Extinct genus of beetles}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil_range|Cenomanian}}

| image = Polyakius alberti.png

| image_caption = Polyakius alberti

| taxon = Polyakius

| authority = Kirejtshuk, 2020

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = *†Polyakius alberti Kirejtshuk, 2020

  • Polyakius pubescens Kirejtshuk, 2020

}}

Polyakius is an extinct genus of archostematan beetle belonging to the family Ommatidae. It is known from two species found in Cenomanian aged Burmese amber. It is considered to be a close relative of Omma.{{Cite journal|last=Kirejtshuk|first=Alexander G.|date=2020-02-17|title=Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea|journal=Geosciences|volume=10|issue=2|pages=73|doi=10.3390/geosciences10020073|bibcode=2020Geosc..10...73K|issn=2076-3263|doi-access=free}}

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Category:Burmese amber

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2020

Category:Ommatidae

Category:Fossil beetle genera

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