Platydracus
Platydracus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 280 described species in Platydracus.
| Platydracus | |
|---|---|
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| Platydracus fulvipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Staphylininae |
| Tribe: | Staphylinini |
| Subtribe: | Staphylinina |
| Genus: | Platydracus Thomson, 1858 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 280 species | |
The species of Platydracus were formerly classified in the genus Staphylinus.[1][2]
Platydracus violaceus
See also
References
- "Platydracus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- "Platydracus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
Further reading
- Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. PMC 3392188. PMID 22792029.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
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