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Platydracus
Platydracus is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 280 described species in Platydracus.
The species of Platydracus were formerly classified in the genus Staphylinus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Brown Rove Beetle
speciesPlatydracus maculosus

Platydracus stercorarius
speciesPlatydracus stercorarius

Platydracus cinnamopterus
complexPlatydracus cinnamopterus

Mystic Rove Beetle
speciesPlatydracus mysticus

Red-spotted Rove Beetle
speciesPlatydracus fossator

Platydracus fulvipes
speciesPlatydracus fulvipes

Immaculate Rove Beetle
speciesPlatydracus immaculatus

Platydracus chalcocephalus
speciesPlatydracus chalcocephalus

Platydracus violaceus
speciesPlatydracus violaceus

Platydracus scabrosus
speciesPlatydracus scabrosus

Platydracus pseudopaganus
speciesPlatydracus pseudopaganus

Platydracus phoenicurus
speciesPlatydracus phoenicurus

Platydracus tarsalis
speciesPlatydracus tarsalis

Platydracus latebricola
speciesPlatydracus latebricola

Platydracus vittatus
speciesPlatydracus vittatus

Platydracus tomentosus
speciesPlatydracus tomentosus

Platydracus biseriatus
speciesPlatydracus biseriatus

Platydracus viridanus
speciesPlatydracus viridanus

Platydracus notatus
speciesPlatydracus notatus

Platydracus rutilicauda
speciesPlatydracus rutilicauda

Platydracus vicarius
speciesPlatydracus vicarius

Platydracus caliginosus
speciesPlatydracus caliginosus

Platydracus exulans
speciesPlatydracus exulans

Platydracus maculipennis
speciesPlatydracus maculipennis

Platydracus flavopunctatus
speciesPlatydracus flavopunctatus

Platydracus brevicornis
speciesPlatydracus brevicornis

Platydracus chinensis
speciesPlatydracus chinensis

Platydracus castaneus
speciesPlatydracus castaneus

Platydracus incognitus
speciesPlatydracus incognitus

Platydracus femoratus
speciesPlatydracus femoratus

Platydracus apicipennis
speciesPlatydracus apicipennis

Platydracus impotens
speciesPlatydracus impotens

Platydracus centralis
speciesPlatydracus centralis

Platydracus obscurus
speciesPlatydracus obscurus

Platydracus hewitti
speciesPlatydracus hewitti

Platydracus imperatorius
speciesPlatydracus imperatorius

Platydracus sepulchralis
speciesPlatydracus sepulchralis

Platydracus dudgeoni
speciesPlatydracus dudgeoni

Platydracus michaeli
speciesPlatydracus michaeli

Platydracus inornatus
speciesPlatydracus inornatus

Platydracus chrysotrichopterus
speciesPlatydracus chrysotrichopterus

Platydracus praelongus
speciesPlatydracus praelongus

Platydracus marmorellus
speciesPlatydracus marmorellus

Platydracus aureofasciatus
speciesPlatydracus aureofasciatus

Platydracus buquetii
speciesPlatydracus buquetii

Platydracus comes
speciesPlatydracus comes

Platydracus sharpi
speciesPlatydracus sharpi

Platydracus variegatus
speciesPlatydracus variegatus

Platydracus ferox
speciesPlatydracus ferox
Platydracus angusticeps
speciesPlatydracus angusticeps

Platydracus dubius
speciesPlatydracus dubius

Platydracus reitterianus
speciesPlatydracus reitterianus

Platydracus juang
speciesPlatydracus juang

Platydracus marginatus
speciesPlatydracus marginatus

Platydracus aerugineus
speciesPlatydracus aerugineus

Platydracus gentilis
speciesPlatydracus gentilis

Platydracus brachycerus
speciesPlatydracus brachycerus

Platydracus cyaneus
speciesPlatydracus cyaneus

Platydracus aeneoacreus
speciesPlatydracus aeneoacreus

Platydracus borneensis
speciesPlatydracus borneensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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