Platyphora

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Kingdom Animalia Family Chrysomelidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle		Class Insecta Subfamily Chrysomelinae Rank Genus

Similar Beetle, Chrysomelinae, Doryphora, Chelymorpha, Discomorpha

Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.

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.

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

Platyphora Wikipedia

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