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 Platymeris biguttatus (Linnaeus, 1767) Platymeris charon Jeannel, 1917 Platymeris erebus Distant, 1902 Platymeris flavipes Bergroth, 1920 Platymeris guttatipennis Stål, 1859 Platymeris insignis Germar & Berendt, 1856 Platymeris kavirondo Jeannel, 1917 Platymeris laevicollis Distant, 1919 Platymeris nigripes Villiers, 1944 Platymeris pyrrhula Germar, 1837 Platymeris rhadamanthus Gerstaecker, 1873 Platymeris rufipes Jeannel, 1917 Platymeris swirei Distant, 1919
References
External links "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods" by George McGavin