| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaperinae |
| Genus: | Platydema |
| Species: | Platydema marseuli Lewis, 1894 |
| Photographed specimen: | Sex = not sexed. Length = 5.3mm. |
| Remarks: Before: sp. 52 | |
| Identified by: | Wolfgang Schawaller , 2005 |
| Collected by: M.M. Bos, canopy knockdown fogging. 18-IV-2005. Sampling campaign - April-May 2005 | |
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| Locality: Powawua (F1), Desa Toro, Kec. Kulawi, Kab. Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,UTM 51 S (WGS-84) X 9832081, Y 170129, Alt. 810m |
| Subregion: Sulawesi |
| Ecological notes: Has been observed developing on fungi (cf. Auricularia) growing on the stem of a dead Erythrina-tree. |
| Habitat: Cacao agroforestry system with shade tree layer dominated by one tree species. Sampled tree: Theobroma cacao. |
| Agricultural role: No data yet |
| Management: No data yet |