Pentaplatarthus
# Pentaplatarthus

Pentaplatarthus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

* Pentaplatarthrus schoutedeni Reichensperger, 1925
* Pentaplatarthrus bottegi Gestro, 1895
* Pentaplatarthrus dollmanni Wasmann, 1922
* Pentaplatarthrus focki Wasmann, 1919
* Pentaplatarthrus gestroi H.Kolbe, 1896
* Pentaplatarthrus natalensis Westwood, 1850
* Pentaplatarthrus paussoides Westwood, 1833
* Pentaplatarthrus vandamii Van De Poll, 1886

These are Ant nest beetles and are obligate myrmecophiles predatory on ant larvae and workers.

