# Platynus

Platynus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 180 described species in Platynus.

## Species

These 183 species belong to the genus Platynus.
* Platynus acuniai (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus aeneicauda (Bates, 1891) (Mexico)
* Platynus aeneosetosus Liebherr, 1989 (Panama)
* Platynus agilis LeConte, 1863 (North America)
* Platynus aguadensis (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
* Platynus algirinus (Buquet, 1840) (Algeria)
* Platynus altifluminis (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus amone (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus anatolicus J.Schmidt, 1996 (Turkey)
* Platynus andrewesi (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus angustatus Dejean, 1828 (North America)
* Platynus arboreus (Mateu, 1978) (Mexico)
* Platynus asper Jedlicka, 1936 (China)
* Platynus assimilis (Paykull, 1790) ((former) (Palearctic)
* Platynus azbleotroades (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus ballorum Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
* Platynus banaticus (I.Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1865) (Romania)
* Platynus baragua (Darlington, 1936) (Cuba)
* Platynus barclayi J.Schmidt, 2009 (Pakistan)
* Platynus baroni (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus batesi (Morvan, 2004) (India)
* Platynus benardi (Andrewes, 1924) (India)
* Platynus biramosus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus bromeliarum (Darlington, 1937) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus bruesi (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus bruneri (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus brunneomarginatus (Mannerheim, 1843) (North America)
* Platynus bruskelchus (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus bucheri (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus calathinus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus carabiai (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus cavatus (Bates, 1882) (Mexico)
* Platynus cavicola (Darlington, 1964) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus christophe (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus cinchonae (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus cincticollis (Say, 1823) (North America)
* Platynus cohni Liebherr & Will, 1996 (North America)
* Platynus complanatus Dejean, 1828 (Europe)
* Platynus conicicollis (Chaudoir, 1879) (Mexico)
* Platynus constricticeps (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus consularis (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus convexulus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus cubensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus cyanodorsalis Liebherr, 1989 (Panama)
* Platynus cychrinus (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus darlingtoni (Emden, 1949) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus daviesi Bousquet, 2012 (North America)
* Platynus decentis (Say, 1823) (North America)
* Platynus depressus Dejean, 1831 (Europe)
* Platynus deuvei (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus dianus (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
* Platynus dilatipes Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
* Platynus districtus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus elongatulus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
* Platynus eulabes (Bates, 1889) (India)
* Platynus eupunctatus Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus faber (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus ferghanicus (Belousov, 1991) (Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan)
* Platynus fractilateralis Liebherr, 1987 (Hispaniola)
* Platynus fractilinea (Darlington, 1934) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus franiai Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
* Platynus fratrorum (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus glacialis (Reitter, 1877) (Romania and Ukraine)
* Platynus grandicollis (Motschulsky, 1850) (Russia)
* Platynus grassator (Andrewes, 1932) (India)
* Platynus haemorrhous (Perty, 1830) (Brazil)
* Platynus hamatus Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
* Platynus henvelus (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus herculeanus Liebherr & Godwin, 2004
* Platynus hypolithos (Say, 1823) (North America)
* Platynus immarginatus J.Schmidt, 2009 (Nepal)
* Platynus incisus (Andrewes, 1927) (India)
* Platynus indecentis Liebherr & Will, 1996 (North America)
* Platynus inops (Chaudoir, 1879) (Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico)
* Platynus isthmiacus (Motschulsky, 1866) (Panama)
* Platynus jaegeri (Dejean, 1831) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus jamaicae (Darlington, 1953)
* Platynus kazuyoshii Morita & Kurosa, 1994 (Japan)
* Platynus klausnitzeri (J.Schmidt, 2005) (Vietnam)
* Platynus kleebergi J.Schmidt, 2009 (Nepal)
* Platynus klickai Jedlicka, 1931 (China)
* Platynus krynickii (Sperk, 1835) (Europe)
* Platynus kucerai (Morvan, 2004) (India)
* Platynus laeviceps (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus leiroides (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
* Platynus lewisi (Darlington, 1953)
* Platynus lindrothi Baehr, 1982 (North America and France)
* Platynus lineopunctatus Liebherr, 1989 (Guatemala)
* Platynus livens (Gyllenhal, 1810) (Europe)
* Platynus logicus (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus longiventris Mannerheim, 1825 (Europe)
* Platynus lyratus (Chaudoir, 1879) (North America)
* Platynus macer (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus macropterus (Chaudoir, 1879) (New Zealand)
* Platynus magnus (Bates, 1873) (temperate Asia)
* Platynus mannerheimii (Dejean, 1828) (Holarctic)
* Platynus marcus (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus mediopterus (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus medius (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus meurguesae (Morvan, 1996) (India)
* Platynus meurguesianus (Morvan, 1996) (Afghanistan)
* Platynus montezumae (Bates, 1878) (Mexico)
* Platynus nuceus (Fairmaire, 1887) (China)
* Platynus opaculus LeConte, 1863 (North America)
* Platynus ovipennis (Mannerheim, 1843) (North America)
* Platynus pakistanensis (Morvan, 1996) (Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan)
* Platynus panamensis (Casey, 1920) (Panama)
* Platynus parallelosomus Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus parmarginatus Hamilton, 1893 (North America)
* Platynus pecki Barr, 1982 (North America)
* Platynus peirolerii Bassi, 1834 (France and Italy)
* Platynus pinarensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus platynidioides (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
* Platynus praedator (Andrewes, 1930) (Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal)
* Platynus prognathus Van Dyke, 1926 (North America)
* Platynus protensus (A.Morawitz, 1863) (East Asia)
* Platynus proximus (J.Frivaldszky, 1879) (Bulgaria)
* Platynus punctus (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus pygmaeus Liebherr, 1992 (Mexico)
* Platynus ramoni (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus rarus J.Schmidt, 2009 (India)
* Platynus rastafarius Liebherr, 1987 (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus richteri (Morvan, 1996) (Pakistan)
* Platynus robustus (Chaudoir, 1878) (Mexico)
* Platynus rougemonti (Morvan, 1996) (Nepal)
* Platynus roysi (Darlington, 1937) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus rubrofemoratus Liebherr, 1989 (Mexico)
* Platynus santarosae (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
* Platynus satsunanus Habu, 1974 (Japan)
* Platynus schnitteri J.Schmidt, 2009 (Turkey)
* Platynus scriptellus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus scriptus (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus scrobiculatus (Fabricius, 1801) (Europe)
* Platynus sexualis K. & J.Daniel, 1898 (France and Italy)
* Platynus staveni J.Schmidt, 2009 (Pakistan)
* Platynus stricticollis (Bates, 1878) (Mexico, Central and South America)
* Platynus strictinotum Liebherr, 1989 (Guatemala)
* Platynus subangustus (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus subcordens (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus subovalis (Darlington, 1936) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus subovatus (Putzeys, 1875) (Japan)
* Platynus takabai (Habu, 1962) (Japan)
* Platynus tasmantus (Morvan, 1996) (Japan)
* Platynus tenuicollis (LeConte, 1846) (North America)
* Platynus teriolensis K. & J.Daniel, 1898 (Italy)
* Platynus tipoto (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus tolucensis (Straneo, 1957) (Mexico)
* Platynus transcibao (Darlington, 1939) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus trifoveolatus Beutenmüller, 1903 (North America)
* Platynus trisetosus (Landin, 1955) (Myanmar)
* Platynus tropicus (Motschulsky, 1865) (Guatemala and Mexico)
* Platynus turberensis (Perrault, 1991) (Venezuela)
* Platynus turcicus Apfelbeck, 1904 (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
* Platynus turquinensis (Darlington, 1937) (Cuba)
* Platynus umbripennis (Casey, 1920) (Mexico)
* Platynus ustus (Andrewes, 1927) (India)
* Platynus vagepunctatus (Darlington, 1934) (the Lesser Antilles)
* Platynus viator (Andrewes, 1931) (India)
* Platynus visitor (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus willbergi Reitter, 1891 (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan)
* Platynus wolla (Darlington, 1936) (Hispaniola)
* Platynus zengae (Morvan & Tian, 2003) (China)
* † Platynus caesus Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus calvini Wickham, 1917
* † Platynus casus Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus desuetus Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus dilapidatus Scudder, 1895
* † Platynus dissipatus Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus emetikos (Gamboa & Ortuño, 2017)
* † Platynus exterminatus Scudder, 1900
* † Platynus florissantensis Wickham, 1913
* † Platynus halli Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus harttii Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus hindei Scudder, 1890
* † Platynus hoffeinsorum (J.Schmidt, 2015)
* † Platynus insculptipennis Wickham, 1917
* † Platynus interglacialis Scudder, 1900
* † Platynus interitus Scudder, 1900
* † Platynus longaevus Scudder, 1900
* † Platynus pleistocenicus Wickham, 1917
* † Platynus senex Scudder, 1878
* † Platynus subgelidus Wickham, 1917
* † Platynus tartareus Scudder, 1900