Biology:Gastrophysa
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Gastrophysa | |
|---|---|
| Female G. polygoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1836 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gastroidea Hope, 1840 | |
Gastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.

Species
These nine species belong to the genus Gastrophysa:
- Gastrophysa analis (Reitter, 1890) g
- Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky g
- Gastrophysa cyanea F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 i c g b (green dock beetle)
- Gastrophysa dissimilis (Say, 1824) i c g b
- Gastrophysa formosa (Say, 1824) i c g b
- Gastrophysa janthina Suffrian, 1851 g
- Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758) i c g b (knotweed leaf beetle)
- Gastrophysa unicolor (Marsham, 1802) g
- Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775) g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ↑ "Gastrophysa Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719650.
- ↑ "Browse Gastrophysa". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/dc536657b13425c4b5a78881a14643e8.
- ↑ "Gastrophysa". https://www.gbif.org/species/7687858.
- ↑ "Gastrophysa Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/23860.
External links
- "Genus Gastrophysa". Bugguide.net. http://bugguide.net/node/view/23860/tree/all.
Wikidata ☰ Q1307182 entry
