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Species Platydracus immaculatus

rove beetle - Platydracus immaculatus Rove Beetle-Staphylinidae - Platydracus immaculatus Rove Beetle-Staphylinidae - Platydracus immaculatus Platydracus immaculatus Large Rove Beetle - Platydracus immaculatus Large Rove Beetle - Platydracus immaculatus Platydracus immaculatus (?) - Platydracus immaculatus DriveWay Bug - Platydracus immaculatus
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 Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Subtribe Staphylinina
Genus Platydracus
Species immaculatus (Platydracus immaculatus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Platydracus vulpinus (Nordmann 1837)
Explanation of Names
Platydracus immaculatus (Mannerheim 1830)
Range
so. half of QC & ON south to NC-UT(1)
Habitat
open habitats, esp. stony areas with sandy soil(1)
Remarks
now infrequently collected over much of its range(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Staphylinidae of eastern Canada and the adjacent United States. Keys to subfamilies; Staphylininae: ...
Brunke A., Newton A., Klimaszewski J., Majka C.G., Marshall S. 2011. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 12: 1-110.