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Promecognathus laevissimus
Genus Promecognathus
Family Carabidae
Order Coleoptera
Class Insecta
Phylum Arthropoda
Kingdom Animalia
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About
Promecognathus laevissimus
Hunts millipedes, especially
Xystocheir dissecta
. I detected this species' own chemical defense while handling my first for photos. I first documented it in Santa Cruz County, California in March 2024.
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