Platypria coronata

Platypria coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Platypria
Species:	P. coronata
Binomial name
Platypria coronata Guérin-Méneville, 1840 [1]
Synonyms
Platypria (Dichirispa) alticolaGestro, 1914 Platypria raffrayiChapuis, 1877 Platypria transvaalensisPéringuey, 1898 Platypria connexaPéringuey, 1898 Hispa usambaricaWeise, 1898 Dichirispa coenduGestro, 1911 Platypria coendu Platypria (Dichirispa) atheruraGestro, 1914 Platypria (Dichirispa) auromicansGestro, 1923 Platypria (Dichirispa) loveniWeise, 1926 Platypria funebris kalonganaUhmann, 1936 Platypria coronata inchoataUhmann, 1954

Platypria coronata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Desmodium repandum and Pueraria phaseoloides . ^[2]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.