| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaperinae |
| Genus: | Platydema |
| Species: | Platydema velutinum Walker, 1858 |
| Photographed specimen: | |
| Remarks: Distribution: Sri Lanka | |
| Locality: Sri Lanka |
| Subregion: Sri Lanka |
| Specimen deposited in MHNG. DEI. SMNS |
| Agricultural role: No data yet |
| Management: No data yet |