Doryphora (beetle)
Genus of leaf beetles
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Doryphora is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It includes nine species from Central and South America.[1]
| Doryphora | |
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| Doryphora punctatissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Doryphora Illiger, 1807 |
Biology
Doryphora beetles live and feed on vines of family Apocynaceae.[2]
Doryphora reproduce during the transition from the dry to the wet season. Some species are subsocial, with adult females guarding their eggs and larvae from predation.[2]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[3][4][5][6]
- Doryphora aeneoornata Stål, 1858
- Doryphora bella Baly, 1858
- Doryphora bioleyi (Achard)
- Doryphora centrumpunctata Achard, 1925
- Doryphora decemstillata Stål, 1858
- Doryphora diagonalis Stål, 1858
- Doryphora diagonalis diagonalis Stål, 1858
- Doryphora diagonalis ramulifera Achard, 1923
- Doryphora falleni Stål, 1859
- Doryphora impar Stål, 1859
- Doryphora insignicornis Stål, 1858
- Doryphora ligata Stål, 1858
- Doryphora paykulli (Stål, 1859)
- Doryphora princeps Gray, 1832
- Doryphora punctatissima (Olivier, 1790)
- Doryphora reticulata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Doryphora sallaei Stål, 1859
- Doryphora semiambita Stål, 1858
- Doryphora viridifasciata Jacoby, 1883