Protorabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 31 species in 10 genera:
Genus Aethocarabus Ren, 1995Athocarabus levigata Ren, 1995Genus Cordorabus Ponomarenko, 1977Cordorabus antennatus Ponomarenko, 1977Cordorabus minimus Ponomarenko, 1977Cordorabus notatus Ponomarenko, 1977Cordorabus striatus Ponomarenko, 1986Cordorabus vittatus Ponomarenko, 1980Genus Cretorabus Ponomarenko, 1977Cretorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1977Cretorabus latus Ponomarenko, 1977Cretorabus orientalis Ponomarenko, 1989Cretorabus ovalis Ponomarenko, 1989Cretorabus rasnitsyni Wang & Zhang, 2011Cretorabus sulcatus Ponomarenko, Coram & Jarzembowski, 2005Genus Lithorabus Ponomarenko, 1977Lithorabus incertus Ponomarenko, 1977Genus Nebrorabus Ponomarenko, 1989Nebrorabus baculum Ponomarenko, 1989Nebrorabus capitatus Ponomarenko, 1989Nebrorabus elongatus (Ponomarenko, 1986)Nebrorabus nebrioides Ponomarenko, 1989Nebrorabus tumoculus (Ren, 1995)Genus Obesofemoria Hong, 1982Obesofemoria chijingiaoensis Hong, 1982Genus Ovrabites Ponomarenko, 1977Ovrabites incertus Ponomarenko, 1993Ovrabites jurassicus Ponomarenko, 1977Ovrabites ovalis Ponomarenko, 1977Genus Penecupes Ren, 1995Penecupes rapax Ren, 1995Genus Protorabus Ponomarenko, 1977Protorabus crassus Ponomarenko, 1989Protorabus kobdoensis Ponomarenko, 1986Protorabus magnus Ponomarenko, 1977Protorabus nigrimonticola Ponomarenko, 1977Protorabus planus Ponomarenko, 1977Protorabus polyphlebius Ren, 1995Protorabus tsaganensis Ponomarenko, 1989Genus Sinocarabus Hong, 1982Sinocarabus leptoceroides Hong, 1982