Heteraspis bidentata
| Heteraspis bidentata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Heteraspis |
| Species: | H. bidentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteraspis bidentata (Baly, 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Heteraspis bidentata is a species of leaf beetle found in West and Central Africa. It was first described from Old Calabar by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.
Distribution
[edit]H. bidentata is recorded from Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2] and Ivory Coast.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Baly, J. S. (1878). "Description of New Species and Genera of Eumolpidæ" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 14 (75): 246–265. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1878.tb01834.x.
- ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ↑ 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.