Platypsyllinae

Platypsyllinae
	Beaver beetle, Platypsyllus castoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Superfamily:	Staphylinoidea
Family:	Leiodidae
Subfamily:	Platypsyllinae; Ritsema, 1869
Synonyms
	Leptinidae LeConte, 1872

Platypsyllinae is a subfamily of the family Leiodidae, known as mammal-nest beetles. The group was formerly known as the family Leptinidae but the name Platypsyllidae had seniority, and is now ranked as a subfamily.^[1]

Genera[edit]

Leptinillus Horn, 1882
Leptinus Müller, 1817
Platypsyllus Ritsema, 1869
Silphopsyllus Olsufiev, 1923

References[edit]

^ Peck, S. B. (March–June 2006). "Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema in North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae)". Insecta Mundi. 20 (1–2): 85. ISSN 0749-6737. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[Peck-1] Peck, S. B. (March–June 2006). "Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema in North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae)". Insecta Mundi. 20 (1–2): 85. ISSN 0749-6737. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

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