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Platyhydnobius

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Platyhydnobius is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae. They have Nearctic and northern Neotropical distribution, from Honduras north to Alaska and Newfoundland.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyLeiodidae

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Platyhydnobius
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Platyhydnobius is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae. They have Nearctic and northern Neotropical distribution, from Honduras north to Alaska and Newfoundland.

Platyhydnobius are small beetles, measuring about in length (pronotum+elytra). The genus name refers to the broad and flat shape of the parameres in this genus, in combination with a reference to the genus Hydnobius.

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