Platycorynus limbatus
Platycorynus limbatus is a species of leaf beetle from Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1881.
Platycorynus limbatus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Platycorynus |
Species: | P. limbatus |
Binomial name | |
Platycorynus limbatus | |
Synonyms | |
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of P. limbatus:
- Platycorynus limbatus congoensis (Burgeon, 1940)
- Platycorynus limbatus limbatus (Baly, 1881): The nominotypical subspecies.
References
- Baly, J. S. (1881). "Descriptions of uncharacterized species of Eumolpidæ, with notices of some previously described insects belonging to the same Family". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 29 (4): 491–506. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1881.tb00878.x.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.