Table 6. Percentage survival, mean (±SE) duration of development and mass of emergent adults of Platyphora paraguana reared on the natural host, Solanum mauritianum, and on other non­target Solanum species.
Test plant Survival (%)1 to: Duration (days)2 until: Adult mass (mg)2
Pupation Adulthood Pupation Adulthood Females Males

1 Totals compared by Chi 2 ; those followed by the same letter are not significantly different ( P > 0.05).

2 Means compared by One­way ANOVA; those followed by the same letter are not significantly different ( P > 0.05; Duncan’s multiple range test).

S. mauritianum 47 a 34 a 17 ± 0 bcd 43 ± 1 bc 85 ± 5 ab 85 ± 4 a
S. duplo­sinuatum 6 c 0 c 16 abc — — —
S. melongena 16 bc 7 bc 14 ± 1 a 30 ± 0 a 100 b 75 ± 5 a
S. panduriforme 40 a 33 a 22 ± 1 e 43 ± 3 bc 90 ± 4 ab 74 ± 6 a
S. tomentosum 38 ab 25 ab 18 ± 1 bcd 39 ± 2 b 87 ± 9 ab 70 ± 4 a
S. coccineum 44 a 42 a 13 ± 0 a 31 ± 0 a 83 ± 3 ab 76 ± 4 a
S. tuberosum 3 c 3 c 15 ab 42 bc 80 ab —
S. cf. linnaeanum 17 bc 10 bc 19 ± 1 de 50 ± 1 c 90 ab 60 ± 10 a
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15674975
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Published as part of Olckers, Terry (2000). Biology And Physiological Host Range Of Four Species Of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Associated With Solanum Mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) In South America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (4): 497-510. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x(2000)054[0497:baphro]2.0.co;2 on page 503