Promecognathinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Promecognathinae
Tribus: Dalyatini - Promecognathini - †Palaeoaxinidiini
Overview of genera (7)

Axinidium – Dalyat – Holaxinidium – Metaxinidium – Paraxinidium – Promecognathus – †Palaeoaxinidium

References

Mateu, J. 2002: On a new genus and cave-dwelling species belonging to a new subfamily within the Promecognathidae carabid beetles. Revue française d'entomologie (n.s.), 24 (1): 67. [not seen]
McKay, I.J. 1991: Cretaceous Promecognathinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a new genus, phylogenetic reconstruction and zoogeography. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 44: 1–12. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1991.tb00603.x
Ribera, I.; Mateu, J.; Bellés, X. 2005: Phylogenetic relationships of Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002, with a revised molecular phylogeny of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research, 43 (4): 284–296. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2005.00324.x PDF

Links

Carabidae of the World
Tree of Life Web Project 1995. Promecognathini. Version 01 January 1995 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project

Promecognathinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 10 species in 7 genera:[1]

Tribe Dalyatini Mateu, 2002
Genus: Dalyat Mateu, 2002
Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002
Tribe Palaeoaxinidiini McKay, 1991
Genus: Palaeoaxinidium McKay, 1991
Palaeoaxinidium orapense McKay, 1991
Tribe Promecognathini LeConte, 1853
Genus: Axinidium Sturm, 1843
Axinidium africanum Sturm, 1843
Axinidium angulatum Basilewsky, 1963
Genus: Holaxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
Holaxinidium fitsimonsi Basilewsky, 1963
Genus: Metaxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
Metaxinidium leleupi Basilewsky, 1963
Metaxinidium nanum Basilewsky, 1963
Genus: Paraxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
Paraxinidium andreaei Basilewsky, 1963
Genus: Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846
Promecognathus crassus LeConte, 1868
Promecognathus laevissimus Dejean, 1829

References

"Promecognathinae LeConte, 1853". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 19 Jul 2011.