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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Platynini » Platynus » subgenus Platynus (Platynus subgenus Platynus) » Platynus decentis

Species Platynus decentis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Works Cited
Platynus - Platynus decentis Agonum punctiforme? - Platynus decentis 9017494 Agonum - Platynus decentis Platynus decentis? - Platynus decentis Beetle for ID - Platynus decentis Platynus decentis? - Platynus decentis Pennsylvania Beetle for ID - Platynus decentis Ground beetle - Platynus decentis
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 Platynus)
Species decentis (Platynus decentis)
Explanation of Names
Platynus decentis (Say 1823)
Size
9-14 mm(1)
Identification
Larger size compared to similar genus Agonum, convex elytral intervals, sharp pronotal hind angles, dark legs.
Range
across NA (NF-AK to GA-AL-KS-NM-OR)(2)
Habitat
under bark in damp forested areas(1)
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 Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by tom murray on 14 July, 2007 - 5:45pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 14 January, 2014 - 3:36pm

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