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Doryphora (beetle)

Genus of leaf beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Doryphora (beetle)
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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]

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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
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