Platidiolus vandykei
Kurnakov, 1960
Platidiolus vandykei is a of ground beetle in the Carabidae. It was described by Kurnakov in 1960. The species is known from North America, with distribution records from Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. As a member of the Patrobinae, it belongs to a group of small to medium-sized ground beetles typically associated with riparian and moist .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Platidiolus vandykei: /plæ.tɪˈdaɪ.ələs vænˈdaɪ.kaɪ/
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Distribution
North America: Alaska, Canada, and the United States.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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