Platydema

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Platydema
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Platydema ellipticum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Diaperini
Genus: Platydema
Laporte & Brullé, 1831

Platydema is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are at least 60 described species in Platydema. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Platydema subcostatum Platydema micans P1410001a.jpg
Platydema subcostatum

Species

These 67 species belong to the genus Platydema:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

Related Research Articles

Epitragini Tribe of beetles

Epitragini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 30 genera in Epitragini, found in the North, Central, and South America.

<i>Neomida</i> Genus of beetles

Neomida is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in Neomida.

Diaperini Tribe of beetles

Diaperini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 13 genera and at least 40 described species in Diaperini.

Helopini Tribe of beetles

Helopini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are at least 50 genera in Helopini.

<i>Uloma</i> Genus of beetles

Uloma is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are at least 50 described species in Uloma.

Ulomini Tribe of beetles

Ulomini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 20 genera in Ulomini.

<i>Blaps</i> Genus of beetles

Blaps is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 30 described species in Blaps, found on every continent except Antarctica.

<i>Diaperis</i> Genus of beetles

Diaperis is a genus of darkling beetle with species known from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Some species were formerly been placed in the genus Allophasia. A species described in this genus is now Serrania viridula.

Phrenapatinae

Phrenapatinae is a subfamily of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 20 genera in Phrenapatinae, grouped into 3 tribes.

Adesmiini Tribe of darkling beetles

Adesmiini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 11 genera in Adesmiini, found primarily in tropical Africa.

Caenocrypticini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are at least two genera in Caenocrypticini.

Elenophorini

Elenophorini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are at least three genera in Elenophorini.

Trilobocarini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are about five genera in Trilobocarini, found mainly in the Neotropics.

Alphitobiini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about eight genera in Alphitobiini.

Amarygmini

Amarygmini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 80 genera in Amarygmini.

Bolitophagini

Bolitophagini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 20 genera in Bolitophagini.

Palorini

Palorini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 12 genera in Palorini.

Blaptini

Blaptini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 30 genera in Blaptini.

References

  1. 1 2 "Platydema Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Platydema". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. 1 2 "Platydema". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. 1 2 "Platydema Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. "Platydema Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

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