title: Platylister foliaceus
text: # Platylister foliaceus
  
  Platylister foliaceus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.
  
  ## Description
  
  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.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is present in tropical Africa (Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia).
  
  