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Pentaplatarthrus

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Pentaplatarthrus
Pentaplatarthrus bottegi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Paussinae
Tribe: Paussini
Subtribe: Pentaplatarthrina
Genus: Pentaplatarthrus
Westwood, 1833
Subgenera
  • Hyperpentarthrus Kolbe, 1927
  • Pentaplatarthrus Westwood, 1833
Synonyms
  • Pentaplatarthus

Pentaplatarthrus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Pentaplatarthrus, found in Africa. These are ant nest beetles and are obligate myrmecophiles, predatory on ant larvae and workers.[1][2]

Species

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These eight species belong to the genus Pentaplatarthrus:

References

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  1. ^ "Pentaplatarthrus Westwood, 1833". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.