Platymeris Explained

Platymeris is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). Platymeris species are often used in laboratories and as pets.^[1]

The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting.^[2]

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

External links

• "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin,
• "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K06V30 by George McGavin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Housing Platymeris biguttatus - Assassin Bugs . Aqua-Fish . 2023-04-14 .
2. Gao . Fanding . Tian . Li . etal . 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 . 10.3390/biology11030464 . 35336837 . 8945326 . free .