Mecistes chapuisi
| Mecistes chapuisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Mecistes |
| Species: | M. chapuisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistes chapuisi | |
Mecistes chapuisi is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[3] It was first described by the entomologist Martin Jacoby in 1900.
References
- ^ Jacoby, M. (1900). "On new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from South and Central Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1900: 203–266.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Zoia, S. (2009). "A revision of the genus Mecistes (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 88: 117–154. doi:10.4081/memorieSEI.2009.117.