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Protorabinae

Protorabinae is an extinct subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 36 species in 13 genera, all extinct.Genus Aethocarabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995 Aethocarabus levigatus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995 Genus Atrirabus Hong & Wang, 1990 Atrirabus shandongensis Hong & Wang, 1990 Atrirabus tuanwangensis Hong & Wang, 1990 Genus Cordorabus Ponomarenko, 1977 Cordorabus antennatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Cordorabus minimus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Cordorabus notatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Cordorabus striatus Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Cordorabus vittatus Ponomarenko, 1980 Mogotuin Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Genus Cretorabus Ponomarenko, 1977 Cretorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian Cretorabus latus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian Cretorabus medius Hong & Wang, 1990 Cretorabus orientalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Tsagaantsav Formation, Mongolia, Valanginian Cretorabus ovalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Cretorabus rasnitsyni Wang & Zhang, 2011 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian Cretorabus sulcatus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian Genus Denudirabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995 Denudirabus exstrius Ren; Liu & Guo, 1995 Genus Lirabus Hong, 1992 Lirabus granulatus Hong, 1992 Genus Lithorabus Ponomarenko, 1977 Lithorabus incertus Ponomarenko, 1977 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan Hettangian Genus Magnirabus Hong & Wang, 1990 Magnirabus furvus Hong & Wang, 1990 Genus Mesorabus Ponomarenko, 1977 Mesorabus elongatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Genus Nebrorabus Ponomarenko, 1989 Nebrorabus baculum Ponomarenko, 1989 Nebrorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1989 Nebrorabus elongatus (Ponomarenko, 1986) Nebrorabus nebrioides Ponomarenko, 1989 Genus Ovrabites Ponomarenko, 1977 Ovrabites incertus Ponomarenko, 1993 Emanra Formation, Russia, Turonian Ovrabites jurassicus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Ovrabites ovalis Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Genus Penecupes Ren, 1995 Penecupes rapax Ren, 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian Genus Protorabus Ponomarenko, 1977 Protorabus crassus Ponomarenko, 1989 Daya Formation, Russia, Hauterivian Protorabus kobdoensis Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Protorabus magnus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Protorabus minisculus Zhang, 1997 Protorabus nigrimonticola Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Protorabus planus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Protorabus polyphlebius Ren, 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian Protorabus tsaganensis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Protorabinae
Ponomarenko, 1977

Protorabinae is an extinct subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 36 species in 13 genera, all extinct.12

  • Genus Aethocarabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
    • Aethocarabus levigatus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
  • Genus Atrirabus Hong & Wang, 1990
    • Atrirabus shandongensis Hong & Wang, 1990
    • Atrirabus tuanwangensis Hong & Wang, 1990
  • Genus Cordorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Cordorabus antennatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Cordorabus minimus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Cordorabus notatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Cordorabus striatus Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
    • Cordorabus vittatus Ponomarenko, 1980 Mogotuin Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
  • Genus Cretorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Cretorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
    • Cretorabus latus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
    • Cretorabus medius Hong & Wang, 1990
    • Cretorabus orientalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Tsagaantsav Formation, Mongolia, Valanginian
    • Cretorabus ovalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
    • Cretorabus rasnitsyni Wang & Zhang, 2011 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
    • Cretorabus sulcatus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
  • Genus Denudirabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
    • Denudirabus exstrius Ren; Liu & Guo, 1995
  • Genus Lirabus Hong, 1992
    • Lirabus granulatus Hong, 1992
  • Genus Lithorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Lithorabus incertus Ponomarenko, 1977 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan Hettangian
  • Genus Magnirabus Hong & Wang, 1990
    • Magnirabus furvus Hong & Wang, 1990
  • Genus Mesorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Mesorabus elongatus Ponomarenko, 1977
  • Genus Nebrorabus Ponomarenko, 1989
    • Nebrorabus baculum Ponomarenko, 1989
    • Nebrorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1989
    • Nebrorabus elongatus (Ponomarenko, 1986)
    • Nebrorabus nebrioides Ponomarenko, 1989
  • Genus Ovrabites Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Ovrabites incertus Ponomarenko, 1993 Emanra Formation, Russia, Turonian
    • Ovrabites jurassicus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Ovrabites ovalis Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
  • Genus Penecupes Ren, 1995
  • Genus Protorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
    • Protorabus crassus Ponomarenko, 1989 Daya Formation, Russia, Hauterivian
    • Protorabus kobdoensis Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
    • Protorabus magnus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Protorabus minisculus Zhang, 1997
    • Protorabus nigrimonticola Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Protorabus planus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
    • Protorabus polyphlebius Ren, 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian
    • Protorabus tsaganensis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
References

References

  1. "Promecognathinae LeConte, 1853". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. "The Paleobiology Database, subfamily Protorabinae". Retrieved 2023-03-13.