Platypria (Platypria) erinaceus, is a species of leaf beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.

[1][2] 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.

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