Paramegalonychus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Platyninae
Tribe: Platynini
Subtribe: Platynina
Genus: Paramegalonychus
Basilewsky, 1953

Paramegalonychus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Paramegalonychus, found in Africa.[1][2]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Paramegalonychus:

  • Paramegalonychus bitalensis Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Paramegalonychus brunneipennis (Burgeon, 1935) (Kenya and Uganda)
  • Paramegalonychus brunneoniger (Kolbe, 1889) (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone)
  • Paramegalonychus lamottei (Basilewsky, 1951) (Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone)
  • Paramegalonychus mgetae Basilewsky, 1962 (Tanzania)
  • Paramegalonychus montanus (Basilewsky, 1956) (Burundi and Rwanda)
  • Paramegalonychus mulanjensis Basilewsky, 1988 (Malawi)
  • Paramegalonychus nyakageranus Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Paramegalonychus orophilus Basilewsky, 1962 (Tanzania)
  • Paramegalonychus paludicola Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Paramegalonychus tshibindensis (Burgeon, 1933) (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda)

References

  1. "Paramegalonychus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. "Paramegalonychus Basilewsky, 1953". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.


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