Platypria erinaceus explained

Platypria (Platypria) erinaceus, is a species of leaf beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Antenna thick, which is not extending beyond scutellum over pronotum.^[3]

Biology

It is found in wide varieties of host plants including: Desmodium gangeticum, Erythrina, Pueraria tuberosa, Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum, Ziziphus jujuba, Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus nummularia.^[4]

It has observed that chalcid wasps lay their eggs on the late larval instars of the beetle.

Notes and References

1. ON THE COLLECTION OF HISPINAE (COLEOPTERA : CHRYSOMELIDAE) PRESEERVED IN THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CALCUTTA. . 10.1.1.893.6766.
2. Mann . J. S. . Crowson . R. A. . 1983 . On the Occurrence of Mid-Gut Caeca, and Organs of Symbiont Transmission, in Leaf-Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . 2021-09-21 . The Coleopterists Bulletin . 37 . 1 . 1–15. 4008097 .
3. Ranade . Sachin . Prathapan . Kaniyarikkal Divakaran . Ghate . Hemant V. . Chaboo . Caroline S. . 2021-04-14 . Natural history of Platypria (Platypria) hystrix (Fabricius, 1798) on Fabaceae host plants, with notes on other Platypria species in India (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini) . 2021-09-21 . ZooKeys . 1031 . 59–84 . 10.3897/zookeys.1031.60129. 36761859 . 9848903 . free .
4. Dhileepan . K. . 2017 . Biological control of Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae): feasibility, prospective agents and research gaps . 2021-09-21 . Annals of Applied Biology . 170 . 3 . 287–300 . en . 10.1111/aab.12338. 90069742 .