''Platypygius'' is a genus of

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in the

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Epacromiini, erected by

Boris Uvarov Sir Boris Petrovitch Uvarov (3 November 1886 – 18 March 1970) was a Russian-British entomologist best known for his work on the biology and ecology of locusts. He has been called the father of acridology. Biography Boris Petrovitch Uvarov wa ...

in 1942.Uvarov BP (1942) New and less known southern Palaearctic Orthoptera. ''Transactions of the American Entomological Society'' 67(4): 337, 343 941 The recorded distribution of species is the

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though southern Europe to the

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range (distribution may be incomplete).

Species

The ''Orthoptera Species File'' Orthoptera Species File: genus ''Platypygius'' Uvarov, 1942 (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 May 2023)
/ref> lists: # '' Platypygius crassus'' (Karny, 1907) # '' Platypygius platypygius'' (Pantel, 1886) - type species (as ''Epacromia platypygia'' Pantel)

References

External links

European locusts and their ecology: ''Platypygius'' at pyrgus.de
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10633542 Oedipodinae Orthoptera of Europe Acrididae genera