Gastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
| Gastrophysa | |
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| Female G. polygoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1836 |
| Synonyms | |
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Gastroidea Hope, 1840 | |
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Species edit
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 edit
- ^ "Gastrophysa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Browse Gastrophysa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Gastrophysa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Gastrophysa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
External links edit
Media related to Gastrophysa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gastrophysa at Wikispecies- "Genus Gastrophysa". Bugguide.net. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
