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Platyphora

Index Platyphora

Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. [1]

16 relations: Animal, Apocynaceae, Aposematism, Arthropod, Asclepiadoideae, Asteraceae, Beetle, Boraginaceae, Carl Stål, Chrysomelinae, Convolvulaceae, Insect, Jan Bechyné, Leaf beetle, Platyphora testudo, Solanaceae.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Apocynaceae

Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, (Greek for "away from dog" since some taxa were used as dog poison).

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Aposematism

Aposematism (from Greek ἀπό apo away, σῆμα sema sign) is a term coined by Edward Bagnall PoultonPoulton, 1890.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Asclepiadoideae

According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily (subfamily Asclepiadoideae) in the Apocynaceae (Bruyns 2000).

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Asteraceae

Asteraceae or Compositae (commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite,Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, p. 275 or sunflower family) is a very large and widespread family of flowering plants (Angiospermae).

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Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.

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Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae, the '''borage'''- or forget-me-not family, includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.

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Carl Stål

Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera.

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Chrysomelinae

The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).

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Convolvulaceae

Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Jan Bechyné

Jan Karel Bechyné (19 September 1920 - 9 March 1973) was a Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).

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Leaf beetle

The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families.

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Platyphora testudo

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

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Solanaceae

The Solanaceae, or nightshades, are an economically important family of flowering plants.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyphora

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