Platyphora

Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Platyphora
Museum specimen of Platyphora testudo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Genus:	Platyphora Gistel, 1857
Type species
Doryphora histrio Olivier, 1807
Synonyms
Antirrhosterna Motschulsky, 1860 Biogramma Motschulsky, 1860 Cardiodora Motschulsky, 1860 Doryprosopa Motschulsky, 1860 Homalodora Motschulsky, 1860 Linostoma Motschulsky, 1860 Metallophora Motschulsky, 1860 Orthodora Motschulsky, 1860 Sphaenosterna Motschulsky, 1860 Stichotaenia Motschulsky, 1860 Doryphorella Achard, 1921 Histrionella Achard, 1924 Pubidora Daccordi, 1994

These tropical insects usually have bright warning coloration (aposematism) and a chemical protection against predators. The toxins are secondary metabolites collected from the host plants they eat, mainly Boraginaceae, Asteraceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae and Apocynaceae.

Selected species

• Platyphora arangoi (Jacoby)
• Platyphora bicolor (Jacoby)
• Platyphora biremis (Stål)
• Platyphora clara Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora decorata (Jacoby)
• Platyphora decurrens (Stål)
• Platyphora eucosoma (Stål)
• Platyphora flavoguttata (Jacoby)
• Platyphora furthi Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora guyana Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora lativittis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora lesagei Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora ligata (Stål)
• Platyphora macrogramma Bechyné
• Platyphora microspina Bechyné, 1954
• Platyphora nigroguttata (Stål)
• Platyphora ocellata (Jacoby)
• Platyphora ornata (Jacoby)
• Platyphora panamensis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora petulans (Stål, 1865)
• Platyphora punctipennis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora purulensis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora quadrisignata (Germar)
• Platyphora rileyi Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora rogersi (Jacoby)
• Platyphora salvini (Baly)
• Platyphora selva Daccordi, 1994
• Platyphora semiviridis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora spectabilis (Stål)
• Platyphora spectanda (Stål)
• Platyphora testudo ( Demay, 1838)
• Platyphora uniformis (Jacoby)
• Platyphora vidanoi Daccordi, 1994

References

• Olckers, T. Biology and physiological host range of four species of Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with Solanum mauritianum Scop. (Solanaceae) in South America / The Coleopterists Bulletin
• Discover Life
• NCBI
• Universal Biological Indexer
• Institut national de la recherche agronomique