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Species of beetle

Obelistes variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Obelistes
Species: O. variabilis
Binomial name
Obelistes variabilis
Selman, 1972

Obelistes variabilis is a species of leaf beetle reported from the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described from Garamba National Park by Brian J. Selman in 1972. Its host plants include Anona chrysobotrya var. senegalensis, and it was also collected on Erythrophleum guineense, oak foliage, and the base of the trunk of Vitex doniana.

References

  1. Selman, B. J. (1972). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Exploration Parc National de la Garamba. Mission H. De Saeger. 55: 1–95.
  2. Selman, B.J. (1973). "Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. CVI. Coléoptères Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae. Addendum". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. Série A. 35: 331–333.
  3. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. "Obelistes variabilis". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Obelistes variabilis

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