Lefevrea humeralis

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Lefevrea humeralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Lefevrea
Species:
L. humeralis
Binomial name
Lefevrea humeralis
Weise, 1924

Lefevrea humeralis is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, observed by Weise in 1924. [1]

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References

  1. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.