Platystethus arenarius Geoffroy 1785 (rove beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Alternative combination: Staphylinus arenarius

Full reference: E. L. Geoffroy. 1785. Entomologia Parisiensis; Sive Catalogus Insectorum Quae in Agro Parisiensi Reperiuntur; Secundam Methodam Geoffroeanam in Sectiones, Genera & Species Distributus: Cui Addita Sunt Nomina Trivialia & Fere Trecentae Novae Species. Pars Prima 1-231

Belongs to Platystethus according to C. P. Green et al. 2006

See also Geoffroy 1785, Herman 2001 and Keen et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Platystethus americanus, Platystethus archetypus, Platystethus carcareus, Platystethus cornutus, Platystethus nitens, Platystethus nodifrons

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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