Table 7. Host suitability scores 1 in Biology And Physiological Host Range Of Four Species Of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Associated With Solanum Mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) In South America

Table 7. Host suitability scores 1 and percentage ratings of several species of Solanum for four Platyphora species. The ratings are based on the assumption that the maximum score (100%) should be obtained for the natural host, S. mauritianum. Solanum speciesP. biforisP. convivaP. nigronotataP. paraguanaScoreRatingScoreRatingScoreRatingScoreRatingExotic to South AfricaS. mauritianum531001451005210071100S. melongena 2——79549172332S. tuberosum 200112770068Native to South AfricaS. tomentosum499200651255882S. linnaeanum——5437————S. aculeastrum——66468917100S. panduriforme——101701102126997S. coccineum44831117700108152S. duplo­sinuatum62117000000S. cf. linnaeanum22429263651251825 1 See text for details. 2 Cultivated plant.