Promegalonychus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Promegalonychus, found in Africa.[1][2]
| Promegalonychus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Platyninae |
| Tribe: | Platynini |
| Subtribe: | Platynina |
| Genus: | Promegalonychus Basilewsky, 1953 |
Species
editThese 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
edit- ^ "Promegalonychus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Promegalonychus Basilewsky, 1953". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
 | This Platyninae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |