Platycesta
Platycesta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, the only species being Platycesta depressa.
Distribution and ecology
Platycesta depressa occurs in Central and northwestern South America from Honduras to Peru. A record from the United States is considered erraneous. They feed on leaves of Cecropia.Description
Adults measure in length. The head, prothorax, and scutellar shield are yellow-brown to orange-brown. The antennae, tibiae, tarsi, and abdomenare black. However, the elytra are variable, ranging from entirely orange-brown to entirely black; the intermediate forms are basally pale and distally dark.