title: Promecognathinae
text: # Promecognathinae
  
  Promecognathinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 10 species in 7 genera:
  
  * Tribe Dalyatini Mateu, 2002
     * Genus Dalyat Mateu, 2002
        * Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002
  * Tribe †Palaeoaxinidiini McKay, 1991
     * Genus †Palaeoaxinidium McKay, 1991
        * †Palaeoaxinidium orapense McKay, 1991
  * Tribe Promecognathini LeConte, 1853
     * Genus Axinidium Sturm, 1843
        * Axinidium africanum Sturm, 1843
        * Axinidium angulatum Basilewsky, 1963
     * Genus Holaxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
        * Holaxinidium fitsimonsi Basilewsky, 1963
     * Genus Metaxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
        * Metaxinidium leleupi Basilewsky, 1963
        * Metaxinidium nanum Basilewsky, 1963
     * Genus Paraxinidium Basilewsky, 1963
        * Paraxinidium andreaei Basilewsky, 1963
     * Genus Promecognathus Chaudoir, 1846
        * Promecognathus crassus LeConte, 1868
        * Promecognathus laevissimus Dejean, 1829
  