Paraivongius ruwenzoricus
Paraivongius ruwenzoricus is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Louis Jules Léon Burgeon in 1942, from specimens collected by Gaston-François de Witte from the Albert National Park between 1933 and 1935.
| Paraivongius ruwenzoricus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Paraivongius |
| Species: | P. ruwenzoricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraivongius ruwenzoricus (Burgeon, 1942)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Menius ruwenzoricus Burgeon, 1942 | |
References
- Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. de Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
- Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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