Gonaives buenae

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Gonaives buenae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Gonaives
Species:
G. buenae
Binomial name
Gonaives buenae
Clark, 1987

Gonaives buenae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on Haiti. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.9–5.1 mm. The pronotum is testaceous with two dark spots and the elytron is dark brown with a pale stripe and margin.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mrs. Buena Valentine who together with her husband, Dr. Barry Valentine, collected the type series of this species. [2]

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