Platychelus
| Platychelus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Hopliini |
| Genus: | Platychelus Burmeister, 1844 |
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Platychelus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2]
Species
- Platychelus aequatorialis (Lansberge, 1886)
- Platychelus alternans Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus anomalus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus basalis Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus brevis Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus caffer (Boheman, 1857)
- Platychelus cicatrix Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus conformis Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus dimidiatus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus discolor Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus dispar Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus excentrus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus expositus (Harold, 1879)
- Platychelus fallax Schein, 1959
- Platychelus gentilis Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus glabripennis Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus gravidus (Burmeister, 1844)
- Platychelus hoploides Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus hottentotus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus intermedius Blanchard, 1850
- Platychelus jucundus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus karrooensis Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus lepidotus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus litigosus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus lupinus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus lutosus Schein, 1959
- Platychelus melanurus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus musculus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus nitens (Blanchard, 1850)
- Platychelus nitidulus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus puerilis Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus pugionatus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus pusillus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus pyropygus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus retensus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus semihirtus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus semivirgatus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus squamosus Burmeister, 1844
- Platychelus transvaalensis Schein, 1959
- Platychelus trunculus (Burmeister, 1855)
- Platychelus unguiculatus Péringuey, 1902
- Platychelus virgatus Burmeister, 1844
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Platychelus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2026.