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Species Platydracus maculosus

Super extra large Rove beetle - Platydracus maculosus

Platydracus maculosus? - 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

Species maculosus (Platydracus maculosus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Staphylinus

Size

18-25 mm.

Identification

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

Habitat

Found on carrion.

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Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 7 April, 2005 - 11:35am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 7 June, 2006 - 1:14pm

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