''Prionognathus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family
Carabidae
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. There are at least two described species in ''Prionognathus''.
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Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Prionognathus'':
* '' Prionognathus fossor'' LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 ( Senegal/Gambia, Guinea-Bissau
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, DR Congo
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* '' Prionognathus overlaeti'' (Burgeon, 1935) (DR Congo)
References
Licininae
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