Pterygota

Fluginsekten

Pterygota

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderMalvales
5. FamilyMalvaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic

Observations174

Observations recorded2,967

General: Pterygota forbesii is found in lowland forests below 200 m.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

91

With media

47

Family

Malvaceae

Collections

UCMP, YPM, NMMNHS, MO

Recorded in

United States, Mexico, Peru

• Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R.Br. Bark Fraction Induced Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathway in 4T1 Cells by Decreasing Bcl-2 and Inducing Bax Expression.Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS · 2021Rollando R, Warsito W, Masruri M et al.DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2021.172.181
• A review of preclinical evidence of Cryptolepis nigrescens (Wennberg) L. Joubert. and Bruyns., Prosopsis africana (Guill. and Perr.) Taub. and Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum. traditionally used to manage tumours in Ghana.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2024Afolayan OD, Firempong CK, Komlaga G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117475
• The function of wing bullae in mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) reveals new insights into the early evolution of Pterygota.BMC biology · 2023Domínguez E, van de Kamp T, Mikó I et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01750-8
• Evolution of Odonata: genomic insights.ReviewCurrent opinion in insect science · 2023Newton L, Tolman E, Kohli M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101073
• The Arctic's growing mosquito problem.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Koltz AM, Culler LEDOI: 10.1126/science.aeh9505
• An appetite for protein.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Simpson SJ, Raubenheimer DDOI: 10.1126/science.aei0311
• Neuromodulators in the mosquito olfactory system.ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology · 2026Rout K, Kannan KR, Gupta NDOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2026.103200
• Karimabad virus: A neglected sandfly-borne pathogen.ReviewMedicine · 2026Tu Y, Guo K, Ren M et al.DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000048467

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