Biology:Promecognathus crassus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Promecognathus crassus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Promecognathus |
| Species: | P. crassus
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecognathus crassus LeConte, 1868
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Promecognathus contractus, Promecognathus corpulentus, Promecognathus grandiceps | |
Promecognathus crassus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from British Columbia to California.[1]
P. crassus, like its close relative Promecognathus laevissimus, uses its large jaws to feed on millipedes, including those that produce hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde, like Xystocheir dissecta. It displays a high tolerance to these toxins.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico" (in en). ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 23431087. PMC 3577090. Bibcode: 2012ZooK..245....1B. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4003/.
- ↑ Weary, Brandt P; Will, Kipling W (2020-09-11). Sime, Karen. ed. "The Millipede-Predation Behavior of Promecognathus and Exceptional Cyanide Tolerance in Promecognathus and Metrius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)" (in en). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 113 (6): 473–480. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa023. ISSN 0013-8746. https://academic.oup.com/aesa/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aesa/saaa023/5903281.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14171955 entry
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