Platydema detersum

Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Diaperinae
Genus: Platydema
Species:Platydema detersum (Walker, 1858)
Photographed specimen:Sex = male. Length = 9.8mm.
Remarks: Sexual dimorphism: middle tibiae not modified in females (compare live picture). Old name: Sp. 10
Identified by: Wolfgang Schawaller , 2005
Collected by: M.M. Bos, canopy knockdown fogging. 18-IV-2005. Sampling campaign - April-May 2005
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Locality: Powawua (F1), Desa Toro, Kec. Kulawi, Kab. Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,UTM 51 S (WGS-84) X 9832081, Y 170129, Alt. 810m
Subregion: Sulawesi

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Ecology and Economy
Agricultural role: No data yet
Management: No data yet

Literature:
  • Bos M.M., Steffan-Dewenter I., & Tscharntke T., 2007. The contribution of cacao agroforests to the conservation of lower canopy ant and beetle diversity in Indonesia. Biodiversity and Conservation 16: Pp. 2429???2444.