Heteraspis bidentata

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Heteraspis bidentata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Heteraspis
Species:
H. bidentata
Binomial name
Heteraspis bidentata
(Baly, 1877)
Synonyms [1]
  • Scelodonta bidentata Baly, 1877
  • Scelodonta egregia Lefèvre, 1877

Heteraspis bidentata is a species of leaf beetle of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo [2] and Ivory Coast. [3] . It was first described from Old Calabar by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. 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.