Platytomus micros

Platytomus micros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Platytomus
Species:
P. micros
Binomial name
Platytomus micros
(Bates, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Diastictus californicus Petrovitz, 1963
  • Pleurophorus batesi Arrow, 1903
  • Psammodius micros Bates, 1887

Platytomus micros is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah), Chile, Guatemala and Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Colima, México, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz).

References

  1. 1 2 "Platytomus micros Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Platytomus micros". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Platytomus micros at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 7, 2026.

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