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This is a species of Plataspidae. Identification to species level is quite difficult and usually requires specimens rather than pictures. The following species are known from the Philippines:
Brachyplatys deplanatus (Eschscholtz, 1822)
B. mungo White, 1842
B. nigripes Stål, 1876
B. nigriventris (Westwood, 1837)
B. subaeneus (Westwood, 1837)
B. vahlii (Fabricius, 1787)
Calacta sp.
Coptosoma acuticeps Montandon, 1894
C. angularis Stål, 1870
C. atomarium Germar 1839, 27
C. bufo (Eschscholtz, 1822, 160)
C. cinctum (Eschscholtz, 1822)
C. conviva Stål, 1876
C. icterica Dallas, 1851
C. insignata Montandon, 1894
C. intricata Montandon, 1894
C. laticincta Montandon, 1894
C. nepalensis Westwood, 1837
C. obtusiceps Stål, 1870
C. pallida Stal, 1870
C. polita Montandon, 1896
C. signata Montandon, 1894
C. variegatum (H-S., 1844)
C. xanthogramma (White, 1842)
(?) Megacopta cribraria (Fabr., 1798)
Oscula flavescens Stål
Ponsila insolita Montandon, 1893