Cratognathus

Cratognathus
Cratognathus grandiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Harpalinae
Tribe:	Harpalini
Subtribe:	Harpalina
Genus:	Cratognathus Dejean, 1829
Synonyms
Cyphogenius Chaudoir, 1843 Daptomorphus Chaudoir, 1837 Encephalus Péringuey, 1896 Eucephalus Laporte, 1835 Micracinopus Casey, 1914

Cratognathus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Cratognathus, found in Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

These five species belong to the genus Cratognathus:

• Cratognathus alluaudi Basilewsky, 1946 (Kenya, Tanzania)
• Cratognathus capensis (Laporte, 1835) (Namibia, South Africa)
• Cratognathus grandiceps (Boheman, 1860) (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)
• Cratognathus mandibularis Dejean, 1829 (Botswana, South Africa)
• Cratognathus straneoi Basilewsky, 1948 (Namibia)

References

1. "GBIF, Cratognathus" . Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. "Catalogue of Life, Cratognathus Dejean, 1829" . Retrieved 2024-09-20.