Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 306

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scientific name	Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846
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Genus Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846 View in CoL View at ENA

Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846: 524. Type species: Eripus laevissimus Dejean, 1829 by monotypy. Etymology (original). From the Greek promeces (advanced, in front of, by extension elongate) and gnathos (jaw), alluding to the elongate mandibles (" mandibulae longissimae ") of the adults [masculine].

Diversity.

Two species restricted to western North America.

Identification.

Lindroth (1961a: 125-128) commented on the structural differences between the two species.

Taxonomic Note.

The status of the two forms as distinct species is questionable in my opinion. Van Dyke (1925: 123) considered the two forms as conspecific.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae