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

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

References

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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[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.