Platynus

Platynus
Platynus cincticollis, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Platyninae
Tribe:	Platynini
Genus:	Platynus Bonelli, 1810
Subgenera
Batenus Motschulsky, 1865 Microplatynus Barr, 1982 Platynella Casey, 1920 Platynus Stenoplatynus Casey, 1920 Trapezodera Casey, 1920
Diversity
at least 160 species

Platynus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 180 described species in Platynus.[1][2]

Species

These 183 species belong to the genus Platynus.[1]

• Platynus acuniai (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus aeneicauda (Bates, 1891) (Mexico)
• Platynus aeneosetosus Liebherr, 1989 (Panama)
• Platynus agilis LeConte, 1863 (North America)
• Platynus aguadensis (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
• Platynus algirinus (Buquet, 1840) (Algeria)
• Platynus altifluminis (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus amone (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus anatolicus J.Schmidt, 1996 (Turkey)
• Platynus andrewesi (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus angustatus Dejean, 1828 (North America)
• Platynus arboreus (Mateu, 1978) (Mexico)
• Platynus asper Jedlicka, 1936 (China)
• Platynus assimilis (Paykull, 1790) ((former) (Palearctic)
• Platynus azbleotroades (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus ballorum Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
• Platynus banaticus (I.Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1865) (Romania)
• Platynus baragua (Darlington, 1936) (Cuba)
• Platynus barclayi J.Schmidt, 2009 (Pakistan)
• Platynus baroni (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus batesi (Morvan, 2004) (India)
• Platynus benardi (Andrewes, 1924) (India)
• Platynus biramosus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus bromeliarum (Darlington, 1937) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus bruesi (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus bruneri (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus brunneomarginatus (Mannerheim, 1843) (North America)
• Platynus bruskelchus (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus bucheri (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus calathinus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus carabiai (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus cavatus (Bates, 1882) (Mexico)
• Platynus cavicola (Darlington, 1964) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus christophe (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus cinchonae (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus cincticollis (Say, 1823) (North America)
• Platynus cohni Liebherr & Will, 1996 (North America)
• Platynus complanatus Dejean, 1828 (Europe)
• Platynus conicicollis (Chaudoir, 1879) (Mexico)
• Platynus constricticeps (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus consularis (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus convexulus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus cubensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus cyanodorsalis Liebherr, 1989 (Panama)
• Platynus cychrinus (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus darlingtoni (Emden, 1949) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus daviesi Bousquet, 2012 (North America)
• Platynus decentis (Say, 1823) (North America)
• Platynus depressus Dejean, 1831 (Europe)
• Platynus deuvei (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus dianus (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
• Platynus dilatipes Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
• Platynus districtus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus elongatulus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
• Platynus eulabes (Bates, 1889) (India)
• Platynus eupunctatus Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus faber (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus ferghanicus (Belousov, 1991) (Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan)
• Platynus fractilateralis Liebherr, 1987 (Hispaniola)
• Platynus fractilinea (Darlington, 1934) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus franiai Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
• Platynus fratrorum (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus glacialis (Reitter, 1877) (Romania and Ukraine)
• Platynus grandicollis (Motschulsky, 1850) (Russia)
• Platynus grassator (Andrewes, 1932) (India)
• Platynus haemorrhous (Perty, 1830) (Brazil)
• Platynus hamatus Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
• Platynus henvelus (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus herculeanus Liebherr & Godwin, 2004
• Platynus hypolithos (Say, 1823) (North America)
• Platynus immarginatus J.Schmidt, 2009 (Nepal)
• Platynus incisus (Andrewes, 1927) (India)
• Platynus indecentis Liebherr & Will, 1996 (North America)
• Platynus inops (Chaudoir, 1879) (Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico)
• Platynus isthmiacus (Motschulsky, 1866) (Panama)
• Platynus jaegeri (Dejean, 1831) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus jamaicae (Darlington, 1953)
• Platynus kazuyoshii Morita & Kurosa, 1994 (Japan)
• Platynus klausnitzeri (J.Schmidt, 2005) (Vietnam)
• Platynus kleebergi J.Schmidt, 2009 (Nepal)
• Platynus klickai Jedlicka, 1931 (China)
• Platynus krynickii (Sperk, 1835) (Europe)
• Platynus kucerai (Morvan, 2004) (India)
• Platynus laeviceps (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus leiroides (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
• Platynus lewisi (Darlington, 1953)
• Platynus lindrothi Baehr, 1982 (North America and France)
• Platynus lineopunctatus Liebherr, 1989 (Guatemala)
• Platynus livens (Gyllenhal, 1810) (Europe)
• Platynus logicus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus longiventris Mannerheim, 1825 (Europe)
• Platynus lyratus (Chaudoir, 1879) (North America)
• Platynus macer (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus macropterus (Chaudoir, 1879) (New Zealand)
• Platynus magnus (Bates, 1873) (temperate Asia)
• Platynus mannerheimii (Dejean, 1828) (Holarctic)
• Platynus marcus (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus mediopterus (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus medius (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus meurguesae (Morvan, 1996) (India)
• Platynus meurguesianus (Morvan, 1996) (Afghanistan)
• Platynus montezumae (Bates, 1878) (Mexico)
• Platynus nuceus (Fairmaire, 1887) (China)
• Platynus opaculus LeConte, 1863 (North America)
• Platynus ovipennis (Mannerheim, 1843) (North America)
• Platynus pakistanensis (Morvan, 1996) (Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan)
• Platynus panamensis (Casey, 1920) (Panama)
• Platynus parallelosomus Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus parmarginatus Hamilton, 1893 (North America)
• Platynus pecki Barr, 1982 (North America)
• Platynus peirolerii Bassi, 1834 (France and Italy)
• Platynus pinarensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus platynidioides (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
• Platynus praedator (Andrewes, 1930) (Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal)
• Platynus prognathus Van Dyke, 1926 (North America)
• Platynus protensus (A.Morawitz, 1863) (East Asia)
• Platynus proximus (J.Frivaldszky, 1879) (Bulgaria)
• Platynus punctus (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus pygmaeus Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
• Platynus ramoni (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus rarus J.Schmidt, 2009 (India)
• Platynus rastafarius Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus richteri (Morvan, 1996) (Pakistan)
• Platynus robustus (Chaudoir, 1878) (Mexico)
• Platynus rougemonti (Morvan, 1996) (Nepal)
• Platynus roysi (Darlington, 1937) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus rubrofemoratus Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
• Platynus santarosae (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
• Platynus satsunanus Habu, 1974 (Japan)
• Platynus schnitteri J.Schmidt, 2009 (Turkey)
• Platynus scriptellus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus scriptus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus scrobiculatus (Fabricius, 1801) (Europe)
• Platynus sexualis K. & J.Daniel, 1898 (France and Italy)
• Platynus staveni J.Schmidt, 2009 (Pakistan)
• Platynus stricticollis (Bates, 1878) (Mexico, Central and South America)
• Platynus strictinotum Liebherr, 1989 (Guatemala)
• Platynus subangustus (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus subcordens (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus subovalis (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus subovatus (Putzeys, 1875) (Japan)
• Platynus takabai (Habu, 1962) (Japan)
• Platynus tasmantus (Morvan, 1996) (Japan)
• Platynus tenuicollis (LeConte, 1846) (North America)
• Platynus teriolensis K. & J.Daniel, 1898 (Italy)
• Platynus tipoto (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus tolucensis (Straneo, 1957) (Mexico)
• Platynus transcibao (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus trifoveolatus Beutenmüller, 1903 (North America)
• Platynus trisetosus (Landin, 1955) (Myanmar)
• Platynus tropicus (Motschulsky, 1865) (Guatemala and Mexico)
• Platynus turberensis (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
• Platynus turcicus Apfelbeck, 1904 (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
• Platynus turquinensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
• Platynus umbripennis (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
• Platynus ustus (Andrewes, 1927) (India)
• Platynus vagepunctatus (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
• Platynus viator (Andrewes, 1931) (India)
• Platynus visitor (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus willbergi Reitter, 1891 (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan)
• Platynus wolla (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
• Platynus zengae (Morvan & Tian, 2003) (China)
• † Platynus caesus Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus calvini Wickham, 1917
• † Platynus casus Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus desuetus Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus dilapidatus Scudder, 1895
• † Platynus dissipatus Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus emetikos (Gamboa & Ortuño, 2017)
• † Platynus exterminatus Scudder, 1900
• † Platynus florissantensis Wickham, 1913
• † Platynus halli Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus harttii Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus hindei Scudder, 1890
• † Platynus hoffeinsorum (J.Schmidt, 2015)
• † Platynus insculptipennis Wickham, 1917
• † Platynus interglacialis Scudder, 1900
• † Platynus interitus Scudder, 1900
• † Platynus longaevus Scudder, 1900
• † Platynus pleistocenicus Wickham, 1917
• † Platynus senex Scudder, 1878
• † Platynus subgelidus Wickham, 1917
• † Platynus tartareus Scudder, 1900

References

1. "Platynus Bonelli, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.