Platydracus

Platydracus

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Platydracus: //ˈplætɪˌdrækəs//

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Images

Rove Beetle - Flickr - treegrow (1) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue Platydracus - Flickr - treegrow (1) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue Platydracus - Flickr - treegrow by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue Rove Beetle (33903881854) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue Rove Beetle (33903882154) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Blue Rove Beetle (33903882034) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Platydracus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae, consisting of over 280 described species. They were formerly classified in the genus Staphylinus.

Distribution

New World, Eurasia, Africa

Similar Taxa

  • Staphylinus

Misconceptions

Members of this genus were previously considered part of Staphylinus.

Tags

  • genus
  • rove beetle
  • Staphylinidae