Biology:Platycesta
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Platycesta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is monotypic, the only species being Platycesta depressa.[1][2]
Distribution and ecology
Platycesta depressa occurs in Central and northwestern South America[1][2] from Honduras to Peru.[1] A record from the United States is considered erraneous.[1][2] They feed on leaves of Cecropia.[1]
Description
Adults measure 8.7–13.2 mm (0.34–0.52 in) in length. The head, prothorax, and scutellar shield are yellow-brown to orange-brown. The antennae, tibiae, tarsi, and abdomen are black. However, the elytra are variable, ranging from entirely orange-brown to entirely black; the intermediate forms are basally pale and distally dark.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam; Clark, Shawn M. (2021). "A new genus to accommodate Central and South American beetles with broadly explanate elytra, formerly assigned to Monocesta Clark and Coelomera Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (2): 473-484. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-75.2.473. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367125213.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam; Clark, Shwan M. (2022). "New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy 842: 1–102. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.842.1945. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1945/7851.
- ↑ "Platycesta Viswajyothi & Clark, 2021". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/12110206.
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