Platyphora
| Platyphora | |
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| Museum specimen of Platyphora testudo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Genus: | Platyphora Gistel, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Doryphora histrio Olivier, 1807 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
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
[edit]- Platyphora alboverins
- Platyphora arangoi
- Platyphora bicolor
- Platyphora biremis
- Platyphora clara
- Platyphora decorata
- Platyphora decurrens
- Platyphora eucosoma
- Platyphora flavoguttata
- Platyphora furthi
- Platyphora guyana
- Platyphora lativittis
- Platyphora lesagei
- Platyphora ligata
- Platyphora macrogramma
- Platyphora microspina
- Platyphora nigroguttata
- Platyphora ocellata
- Platyphora ornata
- Platyphora panamensis
- Platyphora petulans
- Platyphora punctipennis
- Platyphora purulensis
- Platyphora quadrisignata
- Platyphora rileyi
- Platyphora rogersi
- Platyphora salvini
- Platyphora selva
- Platyphora semiviridis
- Platyphora spectabilis
- Platyphora spectanda
- Platyphora testudo
- Platyphora uniformis
- Platyphora vidanoi
References
[edit]- 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
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