Promecognathus crassus

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]

Promecognathus crassus
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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

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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