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Promecognathinae is a subfamily of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...
. It contains 10 species in 7 genera: * Tribe Dalyatini Mateu, 2002 ** Genus '' Dalyat'' Mateu, 2002 *** '' Dalyat mirabilis'' Mateu, 2002 * Tribe Palaeoaxinidiini McKay, 1991 ** Genus '' Palaeoaxinidium'' McKay, 1991 *** '' Palaeoaxinidium orapense'' McKay, 1991 * Tribe Promecognathini LeConte, 1853 ** Genus '' Axinidium'' Sturm, 1843 *** '' Axinidium africanum'' Sturm, 1843 *** '' Axinidium angulatum'' Basilewsky, 1963 ** Genus '' Holaxinidium'' Basilewsky, 1963 *** '' Holaxinidium fitsimonsi'' Basilewsky, 1963 ** Genus '' Metaxinidium'' Basilewsky, 1963 *** '' Metaxinidium leleupi'' Basilewsky, 1963 *** '' Metaxinidium nanum'' Basilewsky, 1963 ** Genus '' Paraxinidium'' Basilewsky, 1963 *** '' Paraxinidium andreaei'' Basilewsky, 1963 ** Genus '' Promecognathus'' Chaudoir, 1846 *** '' Promecognathus crassus'' LeConte, 1868 *** '' Promecognathus laevissimus'' Dejean, 1829


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Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabidae-stub