Promecoderus is a genus of ground beetle in the subfamily Broscinae.[1] The genus was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1829 with the genus being found in Australia and is divided into six groups with several subgroups:[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Broscinae |
| Tribe: | Broscini |
| Subtribe: | Creobiina |
| Genus: | Promecoderus Dejean, 1829 |
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1. albaniensis group (sensu Sloane, 1890; Roig-Juñent, 2000)
- Promecoderus albaniensis Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus pacificus Sloane, 1890
- Promecoderus pygmaeus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
2. brunnicornis group (sensu Sloane, 1890; Roig-Juñent, 2000)
- Promecoderus brunnicornis Dejean, 1829
3. clivinoides group (sensu Sloane, 1890, 1898; Roig-Juñent, 2000)
- Promecoderus castelnaui Sloane, 1892
- Promecoderus clivinoides Guérin-Ménéville, 1841
- Promecoderus comes Sloane, 1890
- Promecoderus dyschirioides Guérin-Ménéville, 1841
- Promecoderus hunteriensis Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus intermedius Sloane, 1898
- Promecoderus interruptus Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus lei Sloane, 1898
- Promecoderus maritimus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus nigellus Sloane, 1890
- Promecoderus nigricornis Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus ovipennis Sloane, 1898
- Promecoderus scauroides Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus sloanei Blackburn, 1901
- Promecoderus striatopunctatus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus wilcoxii Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
4. concolor group (sensu Sloane, 1890; Roig-Juñent, 2000)
- Promecoderus blackburni Sloane, 1890
- Promecoderus concolor Germar, 1848
- Promecoderus insignis Sloane, 1890
5. gibbosus-subdepressus-inornatus group (Sensu Sloane, 1890; Roig-Juñent, 2000)
5a. gibbosus subgroup
- Promecoderus basii Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus gibbosus G. R. Gray, 1832
- Promecoderus mastersii Macleay, 1873
5b. inornatus subgroup
- Promecoderus dorsalis Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus inornatus Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus neglectus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus olivaceus Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus semistriatus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
5c. subdepressus subgroup
- Promecoderus curvipes Sloane, 1920
- Promecoderus elegans Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus modestus Laporte de Castelnau, 1867
- Promecoderus clivinoides Guérin-Ménéville, 1841
6. unassociated species
- Promecoderus anguliceps Sloane, 1898
- Promecoderus cordicollis Sloane, 1908
- Promecoderus lottini Brullé, 1834
- Promecoderus riverinae Macleay, 1873
- Promecoderus viridianeus Sloane, 1915
References
edit- ^ a b Martin Häckel, Jan Farkač and David W. Wrase (2010). "A check-list of the tribe Broscini Hope, 1838 of the World (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series. 6 (1–2): 43–84.
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