Platycesta
Genus of leaf beetles
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Platycesta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is monotypic, the only species being Platycesta depressa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Platycesta Viswajyothi & Clark, 2021[1] |
| Species: | P. depressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycesta depressa (Clark, 1865) | |
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Distribution and ecology
Description
Adults measure 8.7–13.2 mm (0.34–0.52 in) in length. The head, prothorax, and scutellar shield are yellow-brown to orange-brown. The antennae, tibiae, tarsi, and abdomen are black. However, the elytra are variable, ranging from entirely orange-brown to entirely black; the intermediate forms are basally pale and distally dark.[1]