Cratognathus

Cratognathus
Cratognathus grandiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Subtribe: Harpalina
Genus:
Dejean, 1829
Synonyms
  • Cyphogenius Chaudoir, 1843
  • Daptomorphus Chaudoir, 1837
  • Encephalus Péringuey, 1896
  • Eucephalus Laporte, 1835
  • Micracinopus Casey, 1914

Cratognathus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Cratognathus, found in Africa.[1][2]

Species

These five species belong to the genus Cratognathus:

  • Cratognathus alluaudi Basilewsky, 1946 (Kenya, Tanzania)
  • Cratognathus capensis (Laporte, 1835) (Namibia, South Africa)
  • Cratognathus grandiceps (Boheman, 1860) (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
  • Cratognathus mandibularis Dejean, 1829 (Botswana, South Africa)
  • Cratognathus straneoi Basilewsky, 1948 (Namibia)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Cratognathus". Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Cratognathus Dejean, 1829". Retrieved 2024-09-20.


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