[1] Platylister foliaceus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.

[2] Platylister foliaceus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) and a width of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in).

Body is shiny black and very flat.

This species is present in tropical Africa (Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia).

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