Platyphora
Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
| Platyphora | |
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| Museum specimen of Platyphora testudo | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Genus: | Platyphora Gistel, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Doryphora histrio Olivier, 1807 | |
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These tropical insects usually have bright warning coloration (aposematism) and a chemical protection against predators. The toxins are secondary metabolites collected from the host plants they eat, mainly Boraginaceae, Asteraceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae and Apocynaceae.
Selected species
- Platyphora arangoi (Jacoby)
- Platyphora bicolor (Jacoby)
- Platyphora biremis (Stål)
- Platyphora clara Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora decorata (Jacoby)
- Platyphora decurrens (Stål)
- Platyphora eucosoma (Stål)
- Platyphora flavoguttata (Jacoby)
- Platyphora furthi Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora guyana Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora lativittis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora lesagei Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora ligata (Stål)
- Platyphora macrogramma Bechyné
- Platyphora microspina Bechyné, 1954
- Platyphora nigroguttata (Stål)
- Platyphora ocellata (Jacoby)
- Platyphora ornata (Jacoby)
- Platyphora panamensis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora petulans (Stål, 1865)
- Platyphora punctipennis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora purulensis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora quadrisignata (Germar)
- Platyphora rileyi Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora rogersi (Jacoby)
- Platyphora salvini (Baly)
- Platyphora selva Daccordi, 1994
- Platyphora semiviridis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora spectabilis (Stål)
- Platyphora spectanda (Stål)
- Platyphora testudo ( Demay, 1838)
- Platyphora uniformis (Jacoby)
- Platyphora vidanoi Daccordi, 1994
References
- Olckers, T. Biology and physiological host range of four species of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with Solanum mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) in South America / The Coleopterists Bulletin
- Discover Life
- NCBI
- Universal Biological Indexer
- Institut national de la recherche agronomique
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