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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Platypodidae Sub Family   Description   Background to Family   The sole member of the family, Platypus cylindricus, is associated with the decaying stumps of broadleaved trees.     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   % interactions with British data   No. records   13 % taxa with British data   Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Munro, J.W.(1926) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 8 1-77:43 Source   Balachowsky, A. (1949) Faune de France. Coleopteres Scolytides 50 1-320:276 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:87 Source   Duffy, E.A.J.(1953) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects V:15 1-20:17