''Platymetopus'' is a genus in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...
. There are more than 30 described species in ''Platymetopus'', found mainly in Africa and southern Asia.
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Species
These 35 species belong to the genus ''Platymetopus'':
* '' Platymetopus brevilabris'' LaFerté-Sénectère, 1853
* '' Platymetopus colpophilus'' Alluaud, 1918
* '' Platymetopus congestulus'' Basilewsky, 1948
* '' Platymetopus crenulatus'' Chaudoir, 1878
* '' Platymetopus cribricollis'' Facchini, 2004
* '' Platymetopus curtulus'' (Péringuey, 1908)
* '' Platymetopus cyaneus'' Facchini, 2004
* '' Platymetopus diversepunctatus'' Facchini, 2004
* '' Platymetopus figuratus'' Boheman, 1848
* '' Platymetopus flavilabris'' (Fabricius, 1798)
* '' Platymetopus guineensis'' Dejean, 1831
* '' Platymetopus interpunctatus'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus keiseri'' Louwerens, 1956
* ''Platymetopus laticeps
''Platymetopus'' is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Platymetopus'', found mainly in Africa and southern Asia.
Species
These 35 species belong to the genus ''Platymetopus'':
* ''Platymetopus ...
'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus lepidus'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus ludificus'' (Kolbe, 1883)
* '' Platymetopus majusculus'' Lorenz, 1998
* '' Platymetopus obscuripes'' Chaudoir, 1878
* '' Platymetopus platythorax'' Basilewsky, 1948
* '' Platymetopus pseudocrenulatus'' Facchini, 2016
* '' Platymetopus quadrimaculatus'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus quadrinotatus'' Burgeon, 1936
* '' Platymetopus rectangularis'' Burgeon, 1936
* '' Platymetopus rugosus'' (Nietner, 1857)
* '' Platymetopus sakalava'' Jeannel, 1948
* '' Platymetopus schoenherri'' Dejean, 1831
* '' Platymetopus seriatus'' Chaudoir, 1878
* '' Platymetopus straeleni'' Basilewsky, 1947
* '' Platymetopus subrugosus'' Schauberger, 1938
* '' Platymetopus sudanicus'' Basilewsky, 1967
* '' Platymetopus tessellatus'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus tibialis'' (Kolbe, 1883)
* '' Platymetopus tritus'' Bates, 1889
* '' Platymetopus vestitus'' Dejean, 1829
* '' Platymetopus xanthographus'' (Alluaud, 1916)
References
External links
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Harpalinae
Carabidae genera
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