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, 1858 Doryphora bella Baly, 1858 Doryphora bioleyi (Achard) Doryphora centrumpunctata Achard, 1925 Doryphora decemstillata Stål, 1858 Doryphora diagonalis Stål, 1858 Doryphora diagonalis diagonalis Stål, 1858 Doryphora diagonalis ramulifera Achard, 1923 Doryphora falleni Stål, 1859 Doryphora impar Stål, 1859 Doryphora insignicornis Stål, 1858 Doryphora ligata Stål, 1858 Doryphora paykulli (Stål, 1859) Doryphora princeps Gray, 1832 Doryphora punctatissima (Olivier, 1790) Doryphora reticulata (Fabricius, 1787) Doryphora sallaei Stål, 1859 Doryphora semiambita Stål, 1858 Doryphora viridifasciata Jacoby, 1883
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