Platambus

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Platambus
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Platambus maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Dytiscidae
Subfamily:
Colymbetinae
Tribe:
Agabini
Genus:
Platambus

Thomson, 1859

Platambus is a genus of beetle native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Near East and North Africa. It distinguished by a wide epipleuron. The ventral surface has spot markings. [1]

It contains the following species: [2]

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<i>Agabus</i> (beetle) Genus of beetles

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<i>Laccophilus</i> Genus of beetles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agabinae</span> Subfamily of beetles

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References

  1. ↑ Бей-Биенко Г. Я. 1 // Определитель насекомых европейской части СССР в пяти томах. Жесткокрылые и веерокрылые.. — Москва—Ленинград: «Наука», 1965. — Т. II. — С. 83. — 668 с.
  2. ↑ Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
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