Platyauchenia latreillei

Platyauchenia latreillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Platyauchenia
Species:
P. latreillei
Binomial name
Platyauchenia latreillei
(Castelnau, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Cassida latreillei Castelnau, 1840
  • Sphaeropalpus cinctus Dejean, 1837
  • Sphaeropalpus deyrollei Baly, 1866
  • Platyauchenia limbata Strum, 1843
  • Platyauchenia titubans Dohrn, 1880
  • Platyauchenia quinquemaculata Pic, 1921

Platyauchenia latreillei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Cocos nucifera, Diplothemium caudescens and Cocos botryophora.

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.