Euryope batesi explained

Euryope batesi is a species of leaf beetle of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] 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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo. chrysomelidae.it. November 20, 2015.
2. Burgeon. L.. 1941. Les Colasposoma et les Euryope du Congo Belge (Coléop. Chrysomel. Eumolp.). Mémires de l'Institut Royal Colonial Belge. 10. 5. 1–43.