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cinnamopterus complex

Platydracus cinnamopterus? - Platydracus zonatus - male

Large Rove Beetle - Dorsal - Platydracus

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

No Taxon cinnamopterus complex

Numbers

3 spp.(1)

Size

12-19 mm(1)

Range

e. NA, all three spp. broadly sympatric(1)

Internet References

taxon profile(1)

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.

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 29 November, 2005 - 7:09pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, v belov
Last updated 1 May, 2013 - 3:39pm

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