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Species Platysoma parallelum

Platysoma parallelum (Say) - Platysoma parallelum

Platysoma (Cylister) parallelum (Say 1825) - Platysoma parallelum

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 parallelum (Platysoma parallelum)

Explanation of Names

Platysoma parallelum (Say 1825)

Size

2.7-3.5 mm(1)

Range

e. US (MI-FL-TX)(1)

Habitat

bark beetle galleries under bark of conifers, primarily pines(1)

Food

bark beetle lavae and teneral adults(1)

Internet References

Species page(1)

Works Cited

1.	Coleoptera species pages developed for the GSMNP project

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 3 August, 2008 - 4:15pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 18 January, 2014 - 9:21am

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