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Aleocharinae
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Lomechusini
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Platyusa
Genus
Platyusa
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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
Aleocharinae
Tribe
Lomechusini
Genus
Platyusa
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly a subg. of
Zyras
(
1
)
, resurrected in
(
2
)
Explanation of Names
Platyusa
Casey 1885
Numbers
a single species in our area
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
Newton A.F., Thayer M.K. Catalog of higher taxa of Staphyliniformia and genera and subgenera of Staphylinoidea [online]
2.
Canadian species of the Zyras group of genera and review of the types from America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae...
Klimaszewski J., Pelletier G., Maruyama M., Hlaváč P. 2005. Rev. Suisse Zool. 112: 703-733.
Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 2 May, 2010 - 2:23am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 26 April, 2013 - 9:24am