Platycoelia puncticollis Ohaus. Illustration by Dan Schmidt.	Distribution of Platycoelia species.

Anoplognathini key

Distribution: México, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panamá, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Argentina.

Revision: Smith, A. B. T. 2003. A monographic revision of the genus Platycoelia Dejean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 15: 1-202.

Biological Data: Generally found in montane wet forests, paramo, and puna habitats between 1000-4200 m.

Temporal Distribution: Seasonally emerge as adults usually with the start of the wet season.

Larvae: P. gaujoni and P. lutescens described by Paucar-Cabrera and Smith 2002

Composition: 62 species.