Platylister foliaceus

Platylister foliaceus
Platylister foliaceus from São Tomé and Príncipe. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Histeridae
Genus:	Platylister
Species:	P. foliaceus
Binomial name
Platylister foliaceus (Paykull, 1811)
Synonyms [1]
Platysoma (Apobletes) foliaceum (Paykull, 1811)

Platylister foliaceus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae. ^[2]

Description

Platylister foliaceus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a width of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in). Body is shiny black and very flat.

Distribution

This species is present in tropical Africa (Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia). ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Fabio Penati A contribution to the knowledge of the histerid fauna of Malaŵi (Coleoptera: Histeridae), and an up-to-date checklist
2. Encyclopedia of Life
3. Catalogue of Life

• Mazur, Slawomir (1999) Preliminary studies upon the Platysoma complex (Col. Histeridae), Annals of Warsaw Agricultural University-SGGW, Forestry and Wood Technology, no. 49

External links

• Coléoptères du Senegal