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) 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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
External links