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| Platyhydnobius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Genus Platyhydnobius". Bug Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2026.