| Platynus | |
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| Platynus cincticollis, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Platyninae |
| Tribe: | Platynini |
| Genus: | Platynus Bonelli, 1810 |
| Subgenera | |
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| Diversity | |
| at least 160 species | |
Platynus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 180 described species in Platynus. [1] [2]
These 183 species belong to the genus Platynus. [1]
Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species.
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:
Cymindis is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.
Pheropsophus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae.
Hexagonia is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 40 described species in Hexagonia, found in Asia and Africa.
Apristus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Catascopus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles.
Dyscolus is a very large genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lesticus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae first described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1828.
Ardistomis is a genus of pedunculate ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 40 described species in Ardistomis, in North, Central, and South America.
Lebiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 250 genera and 4,800 described species in Lebiini.
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