Table 6 in Biology And Physiological Host Range Of Four Species Of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Associated With Solanum Mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) In South America

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 plantSurvival (%)1 to:Duration (days)2 until:Adult mass (mg)2PupationAdulthoodPupationAdulthoodFemalesMalesS. mauritianum47 a34 a17 ± 0 bcd43 ± 1 bc85 ± 5 ab85 ± 4 aS. duplo­sinuatum6 c0 c16 abc———S. melongena16 bc7 bc14 ± 1 a30 ± 0 a100 b75 ± 5 aS. panduriforme40 a33 a22 ± 1 e43 ± 3 bc90 ± 4 ab74 ± 6 aS. tomentosum38 ab25 ab18 ± 1 bcd39 ± 2 b87 ± 9 ab70 ± 4 aS. coccineum44 a42 a13 ± 0 a31 ± 0 a83 ± 3 ab76 ± 4 aS. tuberosum3 c3 c15 ab42 bc80 ab—S. cf. linnaeanum17 bc10 bc19 ± 1 de50 ± 1 c90 ab60 ± 10 a 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).