Promecognathus | |
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Promecognathus crassus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Tribe: | Promecognathini |
Genus: |
Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846 |
Promecognathus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Promecognathus. [1] [2] [3] [4] Both species of Promecognathus are known to predate upon Xystocheir dissecta, which is a species of flat-backed millipede that produces hydrogen cyanide as a chemical defense. The beetles do not avoid exposure to the defense, meaning they are likely physically resistant to hydrogen cyanide. [5]
These two species belong to the genus Promecognathus:
Promecognathus | |
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Promecognathus crassus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Tribe: | Promecognathini |
Genus: |
Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846 |
Promecognathus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Promecognathus. [1] [2] [3] [4] Both species of Promecognathus are known to predate upon Xystocheir dissecta, which is a species of flat-backed millipede that produces hydrogen cyanide as a chemical defense. The beetles do not avoid exposure to the defense, meaning they are likely physically resistant to hydrogen cyanide. [5]
These two species belong to the genus Promecognathus: