Table 1.
Apocyanaceae and Solanaceae feeding taxa mentioned in the text, collection and host plant information, life history characteristics, accession numbers and references.
| Chrysomelinae species | Location | Host Plant Family1 | Host Plant Species | Larval Group Defense | Maternal Care | Reproduction | Genbank Accession Numbers | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doryphora paykulli (Stål, 1859) | Gamboa, Panama Province, Panama | Apo | Prestonia seemannii Miers (subfamily Apocynoideae) | aggregated | yes | oviparous | - | new observation |
| Doryphora reticulata (Fabricius, 1787) | Boqueirão Reserve, Minas Gerais State, Brazil | Apo | Prestonia tomentosa R. Br. (subfamily Apocynoideae) | aggregated | yes | oviparous | - | new observation |
| Doryphora sp. near Doryphora punctatissima (Olivier, 1790) | El Porvenir, Meta Province, Colombia | Apo | Prestonia isthmica Woodson (subfamily Apocynoideae) | aggregated | no | oviparous | - | Eberhard 1981 |
| Eugonycha melanostoma (Stål, 1859) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum sp. | aggregated | no | larviparous | - | Vasconcellos-Neto and Jolivet 1994 |
| Platyphora amabilis (Baly, 1859) | Yasuní, Orellana Province, Ecuador | Sol | Solanum sp. | ? | ? | ? | AY055517 | new observation |
| Platyphora anastomozans (Perty, 1832) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum bullatum Vell., Solanum muritianum (Scopoli), Solanum sancta-catarine Dunal, Solanum megalochiton Mart., Solanum rufescens Sendt. | aggregated | no | larviparous | KF251110, KF251111 | Vasconcellos-Neto and Jolivet 1994 |
| Platyphora aulica (Olivier, 1807) | Montagne de Kaw, Roura Commune, French Guiana | Sol | Solanum rugosum Dunal, Solanum torvum Sw. | solitary | no | larviparous | KF251112, KF251113 | new observation |
| Platyphora conviva (Stål, 1858) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum spp. | aggregated2,3 | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros and Vasconcellos-Neto 1994, Vasconcellos-Neto and Jolivet 1994 |
| Platyphora fasciatomaculata (Stål, 1857) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum mauritianum | aggregated | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros et al. 1996 |
| Platyphora microspina Bechyné, 1954 | Cerro Campana, Panama Province | Sol | Markea megalandra (Dunal) | aggregated | yes | larviparous | KF251120 | new observation |
| Platyphora nigronotata (Stål, 1857) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum bullatum, Solanum muritianum, Solanum sancta-catarine, Solanum megalochiton | aggregated | no | larviparous | KF251121 | Medeiros 1991 |
| Platyphora nitidissima (Stål, 1857) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum bullatum | aggregated | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros and Vasconcellos-Neto 1994, Vasconcellos-Neto and Jolivet 1994 |
| Platyphora quadrisignata (Germar, 1824) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum variabile Mart., Solanum fastigatum Willd | aggregated2 | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros and Vasconcellos-Neto 1994, Vasconcellos-Neto and Jolivet 1994, Medeiros et al. 1996 |
| Platyphora selva Daccordi, 1994 | La Selva Biological Station, Heredia Province, Costa Rica | Sol | Solanum (Witheringia) heteroclita. | aggregated | yes | larviparous | - | Choe 1989 |
| Platyphora sphaerica (Jacoby, 1903) | Serra de Baturite, Fortaleza, Brazil | Sol | Solanaceae, 2 spp. | solitary | no | larviparous | AY055529 | Termonia et al. 2002 |
| Platyphora vinula (Stål, 1858) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum sp. aff. Solanum megalochiton, Solanum sancta-catarinae | aggregated | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros et al. 1996 |
| Proseicela antennalis (Kirsch, 1883) | Reventador, Napo Province, Ecuador | Sol | Solanum sp. | ? | ? | ? | KF251114, KF251115 | new observation |
| Proseicela bicruciata Jacoby, 1880 | Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador | Sol | Solanum abitaguense S. Knapp | aggregated | yes | larviparous | KF251116, KF251117 | new observation |
| Proseicela crucigera (Sahlberg, 1823) | Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil | Sol | Solanum decompositiflorum Sendtn. | aggregated | no | larviparous | - | Medeiros 1991, Medeiros and Vasconcellos-Neto 1994) |
| Proseicela flavipennis (Erichson, 1847) | Reventador, Napo Province, Ecuador | Sol | Solanum abitaguense S. Knapp | ? | ? | ? | KF251118, KF251119 | new observation |
| Proseicela sp. n. “Yasuni” | Yasuní, Orellana Province, Ecuador | Sol | Cuatresia sp. | aggregated | yes | larviparous | KF251126, KF251127 | new observation |
| Proseicela spectabilis (Baly, 1858) | Río Malo & Reventador, Napo Province, Ecuador | Sol | Solanum abitaguense S. Knapp, Solanum sp. (sect. Dulcamara) | aggregated | yes | larviparous | KF251122, KF251123 | new observation |
| Proseicela vittata (Fabricius, 1781) | Montagne de Kaw, Roura Commune, French Guiana | Sol | Solanum morii S. Knapp | aggregated | yes | larviparous | KF251124, KF251125 | new observation |
| Stilodes modesta Jacoby, 1882 | Cerro Campana, Panama Province, Panama | Mal | Banisteriopsis sp. | aggregated | no | oviparous | AY055522 | new observation |
1 Apo=Apocynaceae, Ast=Asteraceae, Sol=Solanaceae, Mal=Malpighiaceae
2=nocturnally active
3=larvae cut and cover themselves with trichomes