Platamartus Reitter, 1892

Hisamatsu, Sadatomo, 2011, A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 551-585 : 560

Genus Platamartus Reitter, 1892

Type species. Platamartus jakowlewi Reitter, 1892 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Body elongate oval, flattened. Male antennae distinctly longer than those of female. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins distinctly serrate; disc with coarse and large punctures, larger than eye facet; posterior angles prominent; anterior angles not prominent; basal margin nearly straight or with slight curvature. Prosternum (excluding prosternal process) longer than mesoventrite. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Legs long and slender; tarsal claws simple. Ovipositor with short styli.

Bionomics. Platamartus jakowlewi was collected from flowers of Carex dispalata Boott (Cyperaceae) (see Bionomics under P. jakowlewi ).

Distribution. Species are known from the Russian Far East and are represented by two species ( KIREJTSHUK 1992).

Note. Siberian species were studied by KIREJTSHUK (1992).