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Promecognathus crassus

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Promecognathus crassus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Promecognathus
Species:
P. crassus
Binomial name
Promecognathus crassus
LeConte, 1868
Synonyms[1]

Promecognathus contractus, Promecognathus corpulentus, Promecognathus grandiceps

Promecognathus crassus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from British Columbia to California.[1]

P. crassus, like its close relative Promecognathus laevissimus, uses its large jaws to feed on millipedes, including those that produce hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde, like Xystocheir dissecta. It displays a high tolerance to these toxins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  2. ^ Weary, Brandt P; Will, Kipling W (2020-09-11). Sime, Karen (ed.). "The Millipede-Predation Behavior of Promecognathus and Exceptional Cyanide Tolerance in Promecognathus and Metrius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 113 (6): 473–480. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa023. ISSN 0013-8746 – via Academic Search Complete.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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