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Genus of true bugs

Platymeris
Platymeris biguttatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Cimicomorpha
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Reduviinae
Genus: Platymeris
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

References

  1. "Platymeris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. "Housing Platymeris biguttatus - Assassin Bugs". Aqua-Fish. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  3. Gao, Fanding; Tian, Li; et al. (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. doi:10.3390/biology11030464. PMC 8945326. PMID 35336837.

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Taxon identifiers
Platymeris
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