Platynodes

Platynodes is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Platynodes westermanni. It is found in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1][2]

Platynodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Harpalinae
Tribe:	Morionini
Genus:	Platynodes Westwood, 1847
Species:	P. westermanni
Binomial name
Platynodes westermanni Westwood, 1847