Platymeris

 ( Hemiptera Of Africa ) 

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.

• Platymeris biguttatus (Carl 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

• "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin,
• "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods"[1] by George McGavin