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Platystethus
Platystethus is a genus of spiny-legged rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 6 described species in Platystethus.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Platystethus alutaceus
speciesPlatystethus alutaceus

Platystethus cornutus
speciesPlatystethus cornutus

Platystethus nitens
speciesPlatystethus nitens

Platystethus arenarius
speciesPlatystethus arenarius

Platystethus capito
speciesPlatystethus capito

Platystethus degener
speciesPlatystethus degener

Platystethus spinosus
speciesPlatystethus spinosus

Platystethus nodifrons
speciesPlatystethus nodifrons

Platystethus americanus
speciesPlatystethus americanus

Platystethus spiculus
speciesPlatystethus spiculus
Platystethus obscurus
speciesPlatystethus obscurus
Platystethus luae
speciesPlatystethus luae
Platystethus rufospinus
speciesPlatystethus rufospinus
Platystethus brevipennis
speciesPlatystethus brevipennis
Platystethus operosus
speciesPlatystethus operosus
Platystethus japonicus
speciesPlatystethus japonicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131918.