Platyhydnobius

Platyhydnobius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Leiodidae
Tribe:	Sogdini
Genus:	Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009 [1]
Type species
Hydnobius arizonensis Horn, 1885

Platyhydnobius is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae. ^{[2] [3] [4]} They have Nearctic and northern Neotropical distribution, from Honduras north to Alaska and Newfoundland. ^[1]

Platyhydnobius are small beetles, measuring about 2.4–4.4 mm (0.094–0.173 in) in length (pronotum+elytra). The genus name refers to the broad and flat shape of the parameres in this genus, in combination with a reference to the genus Hydnobius . ^[1]

Species

There are eight recognized species: ^{[2] [3]}

• Platyhydnobius andersoni Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius arizonensis (Horn, 1885)
• Platyhydnobius bicolor Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius calvario Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius howdenorum Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius latigra Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius newtonorum Peck and Cook, 2009
• Platyhydnobius validus (Brown, 1932)

References

1. Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce (2009). "Review of the Sogdini of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) with descriptions of fourteen new species and three new genera". Zootaxa. 2102 (1): 1–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2102.1.1.
2. "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
3. "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
4. "Genus Platyhydnobius". Bug Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2026.