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Platypria (Platypria) erinaceus, is a species of leaf beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
| Platypria erinaceus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Platypria |
| Species: | P. erinaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platypria erinaceus (Fabricius, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Antenna thick, which is not extending beyond scutellum over pronotum.[3]
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.[3][4]
It has observed that chalcid wasps lay their eggs on the late larval instars of the beetle.[3]
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