Protorabinae

Protorabinae is an extinct subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 36 species in 13 genera, all extinct.


 * Genus Aethocarabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
 * Aethocarabus levigatus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
 * Genus Atrirabus Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Atrirabus shandongensis Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Atrirabus tuanwangensis Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Genus Cordorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Cordorabus antennatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Cordorabus minimus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Cordorabus notatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Cordorabus striatus Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
 * Cordorabus vittatus Ponomarenko, 1980 Mogotuin Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
 * Genus Cretorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Cretorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
 * Cretorabus latus Ponomarenko, 1977 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
 * Cretorabus medius Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Cretorabus orientalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Tsagaantsav Formation, Mongolia, Valanginian
 * Cretorabus ovalis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
 * Cretorabus rasnitsyni Wang & Zhang, 2011 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
 * Cretorabus sulcatus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
 * Genus Denudirabus Ren; Lu & Guo, 1995
 * Denudirabus exstrius Ren; Liu & Guo, 1995
 * Genus Lirabus Hong, 1992
 * Lirabus granulatus Hong, 1992
 * Genus Lithorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Lithorabus incertus Ponomarenko, 1977 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan Hettangian
 * Genus Magnirabus Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Magnirabus furvus Hong & Wang, 1990
 * Genus Mesorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Mesorabus elongatus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Genus Nebrorabus Ponomarenko, 1989
 * Nebrorabus baculum Ponomarenko, 1989
 * Nebrorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1989
 * Nebrorabus elongatus (Ponomarenko, 1986)
 * Nebrorabus nebrioides Ponomarenko, 1989
 * Genus Ovrabites Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Ovrabites incertus Ponomarenko, 1993 Emanra Formation, Russia, Turonian
 * Ovrabites jurassicus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Ovrabites ovalis Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Genus Penecupes Ren, 1995
 * Penecupes rapax Ren, 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian
 * Genus Protorabus Ponomarenko, 1977
 * Protorabus crassus Ponomarenko, 1989 Daya Formation, Russia, Hauterivian
 * Protorabus kobdoensis Ponomarenko, 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
 * Protorabus magnus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Protorabus minisculus Zhang, 1997
 * Protorabus nigrimonticola Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Protorabus planus Ponomarenko, 1977 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
 * Protorabus polyphlebius Ren, 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian
 * Protorabus tsaganensis Ponomarenko, 1989 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian