Genus Platydracus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Insect found on Deck - Platydracus maculosus

Rove beetle attack - Platydracus maculosus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)

Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)

Tribe Staphylinini

Genus Platydracus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Members of this genus formerly placed in Staphylinus (1).

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is C.G. Thomson, 1858.

Numbers

27 North American species (1)

Print References

Eaton and Kaufman, p. 200 (1)

Internet References

Wikispecies--Platydracus

Works Cited

1.	Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America By Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 28 March, 2005 - 11:13am
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Last updated 30 September, 2008 - 10:38pm

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