Platymeris
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| Platymeris | |
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| Platymeris biguttatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Reduviinae |
| Genus: | Platymeris Laporte, 1833 |
Platymeris is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae).[1] Platymeris species are often used in laboratories and as pets.[2]
The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting.[3]