Bean Plataspid

Plataspidae; Plataspinae; Coptosoma obtusiceps Stål, 1871. When I first encountered this species, I had great difficulty with identification, thinking it was Megacopta sp. nr. cribraria. Thanks to arne.roysland, I now know that this is Coptosoma obtusiceps. The first photo shows a magnificent male out to fulfill his roll in the propagation of his species and the second records his success in finding a mate. Then in the third, they are joined by some more couples and the last three pictures show the fruits of their labour. I have noticed that most Plataspid eggs are laid on the upper surface and somewhere in the middle of a leaf, but in my fifth photo, the female is ovulating right at the tip. In the final picture, the egg raft has been laid on the flower of the plant.