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Pentaplatarthrus

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Pentaplatarthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Pentaplatarthus

Westwood, 1833

Pentaplatarthus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[1]

These are Ant nest beetles and are obligate myrmecophiles predatory on ant larvae and workers.

References

  1. ^ "Pentaplatarthrus Westwood, 1833". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 21 Jul 2011.


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