Lefevrea leroyi
| Lefevrea leroyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Lefevrea |
| Species: | L. leroyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lefevrea leroyi Burgeon, 1940 | |
Lefevrea leroyi is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[1] Sudan[2] and Ivory Coast.[3] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Louis Jules Léon Burgeon in 1940. Host plants for the species include the aerial parts of Gramineae, and Combretum spp.[2]
References
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.
- ^ 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.