Platylister foliaceus

Platylister foliaceus
	Platylister foliaceus from São Tomé and Príncipe. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Histeroidea
Family:	Histeridae
Subfamily:	Histerinae
Genus:	Platylister
Species:	P. foliaceus
Binomial name
	Platylister foliaceus; (Paykull, 1811)
Synonyms
	Platysoma (Apobletes) foliaceum (Paykull, 1811);

Platylister foliaceus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.^[2]

Description

Platylister foliaceus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a width of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in). Body is shiny black and very flat.

Distribution

This species is present in tropical Africa (Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia). ^[1]^[3]

References

Mazur, Slawomir (1999) Preliminary studies upon the Platysoma complex (Col. Histeridae), Annals of Warsaw Agricultural University-SGGW, Forestry and Wood Technology, no. 49

External links

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[fa-1] Fabio Penati A contribution to the knowledge of the histerid fauna of Malaŵi (Coleoptera: Histeridae), and an up-to-date checklist

[2] Encyclopedia of Life

[3] Catalogue of Life

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