Platydracus
Platydracus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 280 described species in Platydracus.
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Platydracus fulvipes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
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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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