Platystethus Explained

Platystethus is a genus of spiny-legged rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 6 described species in Platystethus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Platystethus americanus Erichson, 1840
• Platystethus archetypus Scudder, 1900
• Platystethus arenarius (Geoffroy, 1785)
• Platystethus carcareus Scudder, 1900
• Platystethus degener Mulsant & Rey, 1878
• Platystethus spiculus Erichson, 1840

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 21 June 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida..
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company..
• Brunke . A. Marshall . S. 2011. Contributions to the faunistics and bionomics of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in northeastern North America: discoveries made through study of the University of Guelph Insect Collection, Ontario, Canada. ZooKeys. 75. 29–68. 10.3897/zookeys.75.767. 21594139. 3088045. free.
• Klimaszewski . J. McLean . J. Chandler . D. Savard . K. Li . A. 2009. Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new records and description of a new species. Part 2. ZooKeys. 22. 19–33. 10.3897/zookeys.22.177. free.
• Klimaszewski . J. McLean . J. Li . A. Savard . K. 2009. Review of the rove beetle species of the subtribe Gyrophaenina Kraatz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from New Brunswick, Canada: new species, provincial records and bionomic information. ZooKeys. 22. 81–170. 10.3897/zookeys.22.219. free.
• Klimaszewski . J. McLean . J. Li . A. Savard . K. 2009. Survey of rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with new records and description of a new species. Part 1. ZooKeys. 22. 5–17. 10.3897/zookeys.22.86. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Platystethus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-08.
2. Web site: Platystethus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-08.
3. Web site: Platystethus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-08.