Platylister foliaceus
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| Platylister foliaceus | |
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| Platylister foliaceus from São Tomé and Príncipe. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Genus: | Platylister |
| Species: | P. foliaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platylister foliaceus (Paykull, 1811) | |
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Platylister foliaceus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.[2]
Platylister foliaceus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a width of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in). Body is shiny black and very flat.
