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Species Platysoma coarctatum

Platysoma (Cylister) coarctatum (J.E. LeConte 1844) - Platysoma coarctatum

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea

Family Histeridae (Clown Beetles)

Subfamily Histerinae

Tribe Platysomatini

Genus Platysoma

No Taxon (subgenus Cylister)

Species coarctatum (Platysoma coarctatum)

Explanation of Names

Platysoma coarctatum J.E. LeConte 1844

Size

2.7-3.5 mm(1)

Range

Widely distributed, from NS to BC, north to NT, south to OK and northern FL(1)

Habitat

under bark of dead coniferous trees, esp. pines and spruces(1)

Internet References

Species page(2)

Works Cited

1.	The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 24. Coleoptera Histeridae Bousquet Y., Laplante S. 2006. NRC Research press, Ottawa. 485 pp.

2.	Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 4 December, 2007 - 7:17pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 18 January, 2014 - 9:13am

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