Doryphora (beetle)


Doryphora is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It includes nine species from Central and South America.

Biology

Doryphora beetles live and feed on vines of family Apocynaceae.
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.

Species

The genus includes the following species:Doryphora aeneoornata Stål, 1858Doryphora bella Baly, 1858Doryphora bioleyi Doryphora centrumpunctata Achard, 1925Doryphora decemstillata Stål, 1858Doryphora diagonalis Stål, 1858
  • * Doryphora diagonalis diagonalis Stål, 1858
  • * Doryphora diagonalis ramulifera Achard, 1923Doryphora falleni Stål, 1859Doryphora impar Stål, 1859Doryphora insignicornis Stål, 1858Doryphora ligata Stål, 1858Doryphora paykulli Doryphora princeps Gray, 1832Doryphora punctatissima Doryphora reticulata Doryphora sallaei Stål, 1859Doryphora semiambita Stål, 1858Doryphora viridifasciata Jacoby, 1883