Species Platydracus maculosus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification

Huge rove beetle - Platydracus maculosus

Gold-and-Brown Rove Beetle? - Platydracus maculosus

Rove Beetle - taken with flash - Platydracus maculosus

Beetle Larvae? I don't know. - 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

Subtribe Staphylinina

Genus Platydracus

Species maculosus (Platydracus maculosus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Platydracus maculosus (Gravenhorst 1802)

Size

18-25 mm

Identification

Dark brown; elytra and abdomen dorsally marked with brownish spots.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 7 April, 2005 - 11:35am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 13 May, 2011 - 10:28pm

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