''Doryphora'' is a genus of

leaf beetles The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

in the family

Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

. It includes nine species from Central and South America.

Biology

''Doryphora'' beetles live and feed on

vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...

s of family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

. ''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 bioleyi'' (Achard) * '' Doryphora centrumpunctata'' Achard, 1925 * '' Doryphora paykulli'' (Stål, 1859) * '' Doryphora punctatissima'' (Olivier, 1790) * '' Doryphora reticulata'' (Fabricius, 1787)

References

Chrysomelinae Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger {{Chrysomelinae-stub