Biology:Promegalonychus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Promegalonychus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Platyninae
Tribe: Platynini
Subtribe: Platynina
Genus: Promegalonychus
Basilewsky, 1953

Promegalonychus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Promegalonychus, found in Africa.[1][2]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Promegalonychus:

  • Promegalonychus brauneanus (Burgeon, 1933) (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda)
  • Promegalonychus calathoides (Basilewsky, 1949) (Kenya)
  • Promegalonychus clarkei Basilewsky, 1975 (Ethiopia)
  • Promegalonychus decumanus Basilewsky, 1960 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Promegalonychus fageli Basilewsky, 1953 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Promegalonychus frantonius Basilewsky, 1985 (Cameroon)
  • Promegalonychus kivuensis (Burgeon, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda)
  • Promegalonychus oribates (Alluaud, 1917) (Kenya)
  • Promegalonychus pauliani (Burgeon, 1942) (Cameroon)
  • Promegalonychus ruwenzoricus (Burgeon, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
  • Promegalonychus sphodroides Basilewsky, 1975 (Ethiopia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7249689 entry