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Euryope batesi

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Species of beetle

Euryope batesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Euryope
Species: E. batesi
Binomial name
Euryope batesi
Jacoby, 1880

Euryope batesi is a species of leaf beetle of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described from the Nguru Mountains by Martin Jacoby in 1880.

Adults of the species are small, measuring 9 to 10 mm in length. Their bodies are red from above, while their undersides as well as their legs and antennae are entirely black.

References

  1. ^ Jacoby, M. (1880). "Descriptions of new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 166–182.
  2. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. Burgeon, L. (1941). "Les Colasposoma et les Euryope du Congo Belge (Coléop. Chrysomel. Eumolp.)" (PDF). Mémires de l'Institut Royal Colonial Belge. 10 (5): 1–43.
Taxon identifiers
Euryope batesi

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