Pentaplatarthrus
Pentaplatarthrus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Pentaplatarthrus, found in Africa. These are ant nest beetles and are obligate myrmecophiles, predatory on ant larvae and workers.
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Pentaplatarthrus:Pentaplatarthrus bottegi Gestro, 1895 Pentaplatarthrus dollmanni Wasmann, 1922 Pentaplatarthrus focki Wasmann, 1919 Pentaplatarthrus gestroi Kolbe, 1896 Pentaplatarthrus natalensis Westwood, 1850 Pentaplatarthrus paussoides Westwood, 1833 Pentaplatarthrus schoutedeni Reichensperger, 1925 Pentaplatarthrus vandamii van de Poll, 1886