Paramegalonychus
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Scientific classification 
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Paramegalonychus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "Paramegalonychus Basilewsky, 1953". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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