''Cratocerus'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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 ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Cratocerus'', found in Central and South America. * '' Cratocerus culpepperi'' Grzymala & Will, 2014 * '' Cratocerus indupalmensis'' Grzymala & Will, 2014 * '' Cratocerus kavanaughi'' Grzymala & Will, 2014 * '' Cratocerus monilicornis'' Dejean, 1829 * '' Cratocerus multisetosus'' Grzymala & Will, 2014 * '' Cratocerus sinesetosus'' Grzymala & Will, 2014 * '' Cratocerus sulcatus'' Chaudoir, 1852 * '' Cratocerus tanyae'' Grzymala & Will, 2014

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Pterostichinae {{Pterostichinae-stub