Platocthispa consociata

Platocthispa consociata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Platocthispa
Species:	P. consociata
Binomial name
Platocthispa consociata (Baly, 1885)
Synonyms
Uroplata consociataBaly, 1885

Platocthispa consociata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz). ^[1]

Description

The upper surface is transversely convex, transversely depressed on the hinder disc, coarsely rugose-punctate, the medial line with a faint longitudinal groove. There is a black medial vitta, usually abbreviated anteriorly and the lateral margin is narrowly blackish-piceous or black. The elytra are subparallel, subacutely rounded at the apex, conjointly emarginate at the sutural angle and finely serrulate. Each elytron has eight regular rows of large transversely oblong punctures, the second, fourth, and sixth interspaces are slightly elevated. ^[2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. ^[3]

References

1. Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
2. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.