Platytarus Explained

Platytarus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 12 described species in Platytarus.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Platytarus:

• Platytarus boysii (Chaudoir, 1850) (Asia)
• Platytarus bucculentus Andrewes, 1935 (India)
• Platytarus bufo (Fabricius, 1801) (Mediterranean)
• Platytarus compsus Andrewes, 1936 (Indonesia)
• Platytarus congobelgicus Basilewsky, 1961 (DR Congo)
• Platytarus dicraeus Andrewes, 1935 (India)
• Platytarus faminii (Dejean, 1826) (Europe, Asia, North Africa)
• Platytarus gracilis (Dejean, 1831) (Spain, Morocco, Israel, Canary Islands)
• Platytarus planulatus (Bates, 1892) (Myanmar)
• Platytarus porcatus Andrewes, 1923 (India)
• Platytarus reichei (Chaudoir, 1875) (Egypt, Israel, Syria)
• Platytarus tessellatus (Dejean, 1831) (Africa)