Pentaplatarthus

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

  • Pentaplatarthrus schoutedeni Reichensperger, 1925
  • Pentaplatarthrus bottegi Gestro, 1895
  • Pentaplatarthrus dollmanni Wasmann, 1922
  • Pentaplatarthrus focki Wasmann, 1919
  • Pentaplatarthrus gestroi H.Kolbe, 1896
  • Pentaplatarthrus natalensis Westwood, 1850
  • Pentaplatarthrus paussoides Westwood, 1833
  • Pentaplatarthrus vandamii Van De Poll, 1886

Pentaplatarthus
Pentaplatarthrus bottegi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Paussinae
Genus: Pentaplatarthus
Westwood, 1833

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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