Syagrus calcaratus

Syagrus calcaratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Syagrus
Species:	S. calcaratus
Binomial name
	Syagrus calcaratus; (Fabricius , 1775)
Synonyms
	Cryptocephalus calcaratus Fabricius, 1775; Syagrus buqueti Chapuis, 1874[1]; Typophorus buqueti Dejean, 1837; (nomen nudum);

Syagrus calcaratus is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] Senegal,[3] Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan[4] and Ivory Coast.[5] It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

Syagrus calcaratus is a pest of cotton. The larvae attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[6] Other host plants for the species include Parinari curatellifolia.[4]

References

Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
"African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
"African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.
Selman, B.J. (1973). "Contribution à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). 49. Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 87 (2): 311–329.
Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.

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[Chapuis1874-1] Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.

[2] "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

[3] "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[Selman1973a-4] Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.

[Selman1973b-5] Selman, B.J. (1973). "Contribution à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). 49. Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 87 (2): 311–329.

[Vaissayre_Cauquil_2000-6] Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.