This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Zhou, Cheng-Lin, Zhao, Qing-Hao, Tang, Liang (2024): A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). Zootaxa 5399 (5): 505-516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.5.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8

Abstract

We here propose a species group within the genus Platydracus, the brachycerus group, that is very likely associated with termites and includes three known species: Platydracus brachycerus Smetana & Davies, 2000; Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005; and Platydracus donnyi Rougemont, 2015. We also describe three new species belonging to this group, all from China: P. smetanai sp. n. (Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi), P. gracilis sp. n. (Guangxi) and P. paragracilis sp. n. (Yunnan). Platydracus juang is newly recorded from Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces. A key to species of the Platydracus brachycerus group is provided.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/a9da304b-e8a1-422d-baff-75c34e70db20
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFEBFF89D5648575FA4DFFEC282FFFC5
Citation: Zhou C, Zhao Q, Tang L, plazi (2024). A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nw397b accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.