Platyhydnobius

Platyhydnobius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Leiodidae
Tribe: Sogdini
Genus: Platyhydnobius
Peck & Cook, 2009
Type species
Hydnobius arizonensis
Horn, 1885

Platyhydnobius is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae. They have Nearctic and northern Neotropical distribution, from Honduras north to Alaska and Newfoundland.

Platyhydnobius are small beetles, measuring about 2.4–4.4 mm (0.094–0.173 in) in length (pronotum+elytra). The genus name refers to the broad and flat shape of the parameres in this genus, in combination with a reference to the genus Hydnobius.

Species

There are eight recognized species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce (2009). "Review of the Sogdini of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) with descriptions of fourteen new species and three new genera". Zootaxa. 2102 (1): 1–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2102.1.1.
  2. 1 2 "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Platyhydnobius Peck & Cook, 2009". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Genus Platyhydnobius". Bug Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2026.