Zonitis fogoensis

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Zonitis fogoensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Zonitis
Species:
Z. fogoensis
Binomial name
Zonitis fogoensis
Kaszab & Geishardt, 1985

Zonitis fogoensis is a species of blister beetles of the family Meloidae. [1] It is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs on the island of Fogo. [2] The specific name fogoensis refers to its type locality, the island of Fogo.

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References

  1. Zonitis fogoensis Kaszab & Geisthardt, 1985 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera  on 18 January 2019.
  2. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 83