Pycnota

{{Short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Pycnota paradoxa (Mulsant & Rey, 1861).png

|image_caption =Pycnota paradoxa

|taxon = Pycnota

|authority = Mulsant & Rey, 1874

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Pycnota is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae.{{cite web |title=Pycnota Mulsant & Rey, 1874 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4715041 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=en}}

The species of this genus are found in Europe.

Species:

• Pycnota aleocharaesimilis (Scheerpeltz, 1972)
• Pycnota fuegina Pace, 1999