''Platysternus'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1835. Its only species, ''Platysternus hebraeus'', was described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ...

in 1781.Bezark, Larry G
"''Platysternus hebraeus'' (Fabricius) 1781"
''New World Cerambycidae Catalog''. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

References

Anisocerini Monotypic beetle genera Beetles described in 1781 {{Anisocerini-stub