Platypria coronata

Platypria coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Platypria
Species:
P. coronata
Binomial name
Platypria coronata
Synonyms
  • Platypria (Dichirispa) alticola Gestro, 1914
  • Platypria raffrayi Chapuis, 1877
  • Platypria transvaalensis Péringuey, 1898
  • Platypria connexa Péringuey, 1898
  • Hispa usambarica Weise, 1898
  • Dichirispa coendu Gestro, 1911
  • Platypria coendu
  • Platypria (Dichirispa) atherura Gestro, 1914
  • Platypria (Dichirispa) auromicans Gestro, 1923
  • Platypria (Dichirispa) loveni Weise, 1926
  • Platypria funebris kalongana Uhmann, 1936
  • Platypria coronata inchoata Uhmann, 1954

Platypria coronata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Desmodium repandum and Pueraria phaseoloides.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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