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Platypus
Taxonomy
Platypus was named by Herbst (1793). It is extant. It is the type genus of Platypodinae, Platypodini.
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Herbst (1793); to Bostrichini by Latreille (1802); and to Platypodini by Wood and Bright (1992), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Legalov (2015).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Herbst (1793); to Bostrichini by Latreille (1802); and to Platypodini by Wood and Bright (1992), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Legalov (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1793 | Platypus Herbst p. 128 |
| 1802 | Platypus Latreille p. 204 |
| 1992 | Platypus Wood and Bright p. 1113 |
| 2011 | Platypus Bouchard et al. |
| 2015 | Platypus Legalov p. 1503 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Platypus Herbst 1793
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Platypus cylindrus Fabricius 1792
†Platypus maravignae Guérin-Méneville 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available