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Platydracus
Genus
Platydracus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily
Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe
Staphylinini
Subtribe
Staphylinina
Genus
Platydracus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
members of this genus used to be treated in
Staphylinus
(
1
)
Explanation of Names
Platydracus
C.G. Thomson
1858
'flat dragon'
Numbers
22 described spp. in our area (+ 1 or 2 unnamed), ~400 total
(
1
)
(
2
)
, arranged into 6 subgenera
(
3
)
Identification
Online key to species at
the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification
Range
New World, Eurasia, Africa
(
3
)
Remarks
Not yet in the guide:
Platydracus comes
(LeConte 1863)
Platydracus rutilicauda
(Horn 1879)
Platydracus temporalis
(Casey 1915) [
original description
]
Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.
Staphylinidae of eastern Canada and the adjacent United States. Keys to subfamilies; Staphylininae: ...
Brunke A., Newton A., Klimaszewski J., Majka C.G., Marshall S. 2011. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 12: 1-110.
3.
Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 28 March, 2005 - 11:13am
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Boris Bueche
,
v belov
,
Bennett_Grappone
Last updated 2 March, 2024 - 6:56pm