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Species Platynus angustatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Platynini
Genus Platynus
No Taxon (subgenus Batenus)
Species angustatus (Platynus angustatus)
Explanation of Names
Platynus angustatus Dejean 1828
Size
11.5-16 mm(1)
Range
e. US (Appalachian region: NY-IN to GA-AL)(2)
Habitat
prefers stony areas in coniferous forests; adults under rocks/logs in rocky places at middle altitudes (1200 m) and up(3)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America north of Mexico
Y. Bousquet and A. Larochelle. 1993. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 125: 1-397.
3.Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project