Gastrophysa Explained

Gastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Gastrophysa:

• Gastrophysa analis (Reitter, 1890)

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• Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky

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• Gastrophysa cyanea F. E. Melsheimer, 1847

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• Gastrophysa dissimilis (Say, 1824)

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• Gastrophysa formosa (Say, 1824)

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• Gastrophysa janthina Suffrian, 1851

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• Gastrophysa polygoni (Linnaeus, 1758)

^{i c g b} (knotweed leaf beetle)

• Gastrophysa unicolor (Marsham, 1802)

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• Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775)

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

External links

• • • Web site: Genus Gastrophysa . Bugguide.net . 27 October 2010.