Ctenognathus Explained

Ctenognathus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.^[1] It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1843.^[2]

Species

Ctenognathus contains the following twenty-five species:^[3]

• Ctenognathus adamsi (Broun, 1886)
• Ctenognathus arnaudensis (Broun, 1921)
• Ctenognathus cardiophorus (Chaudoir, 1878)
• Ctenognathus colensonis (White, 1846)
• Ctenognathus davidsoni Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus earlyi Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus edwardsii (Bates, 1874)
• Ctenognathus elevatus (White, 1846)
• Ctenognathus garnerae Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus helmsi (Sharp, 1881)
• Ctenognathus hoarei Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus intermedius (Broun, 1908)
• Ctenognathus kaikoura Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus marieclaudiae Larochelle, 2021
• Ctenognathus novaezelandiae (Fairmaire, 1843)
• Ctenognathus oreobius (Broun, 1886)
• Ctenognathus otagoensis (Bates, 1878)
• Ctenognathus perumalae Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus pictonensis Sharp, 1886
• Ctenognathus sandageri (Broun, 1882)
• Ctenognathus takahe Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus tawanui Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus tepaki Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus urewera Larochelle & Larivière, 2021
• Ctenognathus xanthomelas (Broun, 1908)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ctenognathus Fairmaire, 1843. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 15 January 2017.
2. Fairmaire. L.. Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Coléoptères de l'Océanie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 1843. 2. 1. 13–14. 0037-9271. 14 January 2017.
3. Web site: Ctenognathus Fairmaire, 1843 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .