Platydracus

Platydracus
Platydracus fulvipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Staphylininae
Tribe:	Staphylinini
Subtribe:	Staphylinina
Genus:	Platydracus Thomson, 1858
Diversity
at least 280 species

Platydracus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 280 described species in Platydracus.

The species of Platydracus were formerly classified in the genus Staphylinus. ^{[1] [2]}

Platydracus violaceus

See also

• List of Platydracus species

References

1. "Platydracus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
2. "Platydracus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

Further reading

• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 . PMC   3392188 . PMID   22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.

External links

• Media related to Platydracus at Wikimedia Commons