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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Platycesta Viswajyothi & Clark, 2021[1] |
| Species: | P. depressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycesta depressa (Clark, 1865) | |
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Platycesta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is monotypic, the only species being Platycesta depressa.[1][2]
Distribution and ecology
[edit]Platycesta depressa occurs in Central and northwestern South America[1][2] from Honduras to Peru.[1] A record from the United States is considered erraneous.[1][2] They feed on leaves of Cecropia.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults measure 8.7–13.2 mm (0.34–0.52 in) in length. The head, prothorax, and scutellar shield are yellow-brown to orange-brown. The antennae, tibiae, tarsi, and abdomen are black. However, the elytra are variable, ranging from entirely orange-brown to entirely black; the intermediate forms are basally pale and distally dark.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam; Clark, Shawn M. (2021). "A new genus to accommodate Central and South American beetles with broadly explanate elytra, formerly assigned to Monocesta Clark and Coelomera Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 75 (2): 473–484. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-75.2.473.
- 1 2 3 4 Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam; Clark, Shwan M. (2022). "New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 842: 1–102. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.842.1945.
- ↑ "Platycesta Viswajyothi & Clark, 2021". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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