| Protorabinae Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | †Protorabinae Ponomarenko, 1977 |
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
