Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Length: 11-15 mm
Ground Beetles in the genus Platynus are nearly always found under rocks or other cover in damp places. These damp places range from river banks to sphagnum bogs.
Here are some key traits of this genus:
- Claws simple
- Antenna pubescent from the fourth segment outward
- Pronotum widened toward the front
- Elytra much wider than the pronotum
- Elytra punctate and striate
Left: This Platynus angustatus was living under bark at Holly River State Park in Webster County.
