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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Staphylinina » Platydracus » Platydracus viridanus

Species Platydracus viridanus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Internet References · Works Cited
rove beetle - Platydracus viridanus Staphylinidae - Platydracus viridanus Staphylinidae - Platydracus viridanus Staphylinidae - Platydracus viridanus Rove Beetle - Platydracus viridanus Platydracus - Platydracus viridanus Platydracus viridanus Platydracus - Platydracus viridanus
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 viridanus (Platydracus viridanus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
= Staphylinus triplicans Casey, 1924
Explanation of Names
Platydracus viridanus (Horn, 1879)
Identification
The combination of the small eyes (no longer than the temple), bronze metallic dorsal reflection, evenly punctate pronotum, elytra without spots, an elytral epipleuron with a pale ventral margin, and the distinctive pattern of abdominal setae distinguish this sp. from all congeners(1)
Range
across ne. NA (NS-MN south in the Appalachians to n. GA)(1)
Habitat
mesic forests, on decaying fungi, carrion, dung; typically localized(1)
Internet References
Species page(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 tom murray on 15 August, 2010 - 8:15pm
Additional contributions by Boris Bueche, v belov
Last updated 17 February, 2020 - 1:34pm

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