Platymeris
Genus of true bugs
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::summary Genus of true bugs ::
| image = Platymeris biguttatus.jpg | image_caption = Platymeris biguttatus | taxon = Platymeris | authority = Laporte, 1833
Platymeris is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). Platymeris species are often used in laboratories and as pets.
The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting.
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
References
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- "Housing Platymeris biguttatus - Assassin Bugs". Aqua-Fish.
- (2022). "Proteotranscriptomic Analysis and Toxicity Assay Suggest the Functional Distinction between Venom Gland Chambers in Twin-Spotted Assassin Bug, Platymeris biguttatus". Biology.
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