Calognathus

Calognathus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. This genus has a single species, Calognathus chevrolati, sometimes called stag darkling. It is found in the Namib Desert of southwest Africa.^[1][2][3]

Calognathus
Calognathus chevrolati, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Cryptochilini
Subtribe:	Calognathina
Genus:	Calognathus Guérin-Méneville, 1836
Species:	C. chevrolati
Binomial name
Calognathus chevrolati Guérin-Méneville, 1836
Synonyms
Ancylognathus Dejean, 1836 Callignathus Agassiz, 1846