Calognathus

Calognathus
Calognathus chevrolati, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Cryptochilini
Subtribe:	Calognathina
Genus:	Calognathus Guérin-Méneville, 1836
Species:	C. chevrolati
Binomial name
Calognathus chevrolati Guérin-Méneville, 1836
Synonyms
Ancylognathus Dejean, 1836 Callignathus Agassiz, 1846

Calognathus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. This genus has a single species, Calognathus chevrolati, sometimes called stag darkling. It is found in the Namib Desert of southwest Africa. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "GBIF, Calognathus" . Retrieved 2025-10-20.
2. Enorooy-Younga, S. (1989). "Restructuring of the Tribe Cryptochilini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tentyriinae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
3. "Catalogue of Life, Calognathus" . Retrieved 2025-10-20.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Calognathus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Calognathus at Wikimedia Commons