Table 5 in Biology And Physiological Host Range Of Four Species Of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Associated With Solanum Mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) In South America

Table 5. Percentage survival, mean (±SE) duration of development and mass of emergent adults of Platyphora nigronotata 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. mauritianum49 a37 a19 ± 1 ab43 ± 1 ab60 ± 4 a51 ± 3 aS. melongena5 b5 b16 a35 a60 a—S. panduriforme75 a65 a20 ± 1 ab45 ± 1 b76 ± 2 a61 ± 2 aS. tomentosum43 a40 a18 ± 1 ab40 ± 2 ab65 ± 3 a59 ± 3 aS. aculeastrum67 a52 a17 ± 1 a39 ± 2 ab67 ± 7 a50 ± 0 aS. tuberosum0 b0 b————S. cf. linnaeanum58 a42 a21 ± 0 b45 ± 0 b70 ± 0 a58 ± 2 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).