Platymeris
Genus of true bugs
| Platymeris | |
|---|---|
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| Platymeris biguttatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Reduviinae |
| Genus: | Platymeris Laporte, 1833 |
Platymeris is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae).[1] Platymeris species are often used in laboratories and as pets.[2]
The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting.[3]
Species
- Platymeris biguttatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Platymeris charon Jeannel, 1917
- Platymeris erebus Distant, 1902
- Platymeris flavipes Bergroth, 1920
- Platymeris guttatipennis Stål, 1859
- Platymeris insignis Germar & Berendt, 1856
- Platymeris kavirondo Jeannel, 1917
- Platymeris laevicollis Distant, 1919
- Platymeris nigripes Villiers, 1944
- Platymeris pyrrhula Germar, 1837
- Platymeris rhadamanthus Gerstaecker, 1873
- Platymeris rufipes Jeannel, 1917
- Platymeris swirei Distant, 1919
References
- ^ "Platymeris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Housing Platymeris biguttatus - Assassin Bugs". Aqua-Fish. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Gao, Fanding; Tian, Li; et al. (2022). "Proteotranscriptomic Analysis and Toxicity Assay Suggest the Functional Distinction between Venom Gland Chambers in Twin-Spotted Assassin Bug, Platymeris biguttatus". Biology. 11 (3): 464. doi:10.3390/biology11030464. PMC 8945326. PMID 35336837.
External links
- "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, ISBN 978-0-7137-2786-9
- "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods"[1] by George McGavin
