''Paramegalonychus'' is a genus of ground beetles 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 11 described species in ''Paramegalonychus'', found in Africa.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus ''Paramegalonychus'': * '' Paramegalonychus bitalensis'' Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Paramegalonychus brunneipennis'' (Burgeon, 1935) (Kenya and Uganda) * '' Paramegalonychus brunneoniger'' (Kolbe, 1889) (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone) * '' Paramegalonychus lamottei'' (Basilewsky, 1951) (Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone) * '' Paramegalonychus mgetae'' Basilewsky, 1962 (Tanzania) * '' Paramegalonychus montanus'' (Basilewsky, 1956) (Burundi and Rwanda) * '' Paramegalonychus mulanjensis'' Basilewsky, 1988 (Malawi) * '' Paramegalonychus nyakageranus'' Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Paramegalonychus orophilus'' Basilewsky, 1962 (Tanzania) * '' Paramegalonychus paludicola'' Basilewsky, 1975 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Paramegalonychus tshibindensis'' (Burgeon, 1933) (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda)

References

Platyninae {{Platyninae-stub