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Promecognathus
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Promecognathus

Promecognathus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Promecognathus. 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.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Promecognathus laevissimus

speciesPromecognathus laevissimus

Straight-jawed Pedunculate Ground Beetle

speciesPromecognathus crassus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82549.