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Genus Platypsyllus

Beaver Parasite Beetle - Platypsyllus castoris Platypsyllus castoris Platypsyllus castoris From the Beaver State - Platypsyllus castoris From the Beaver State - Platypsyllus castoris Platypsyllus castoris Platypsyllus castoris beaver beetle - Platypsyllus castoris
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 Leiodidae (Round Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Platypsyllinae
Genus Platypsyllus
Explanation of Names
Platypsyllus Ritsema 1869
Numbers
monotypic genus