Biology:Platyrhopalides

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Short description: Genus of flanged-bombardier beetles

Platyrhopalides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Paussini
Subtribe: Paussina
Genus: Platyrhopalides
Wasmann, 1918
Species:
P. badgleyi
Binomial name
Platyrhopalides badgleyi
(Fowler, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Platyrhopalopsis badgleyi Fowler, 1912

Platyrhopalopsis is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles in the family Carabidae. They are found within ant nests, in the Indo-Malayan region. This genus has a single species, Platyrhopalides badgleyi, formerly a member of the genus Platyrhopalopsis. It is found in China, Bhutan, and India.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q117823130 entry