Heteraspis albidovittata explained

Heteraspis albidovittata is a species of leaf beetle from Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.^[1]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of H. albidovittata:

• Heteraspis albidovittata albidovittata (Baly, 1877): The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]
• Heteraspis albidovittata ruandensis (Burgeon, 1941): Found in Rwanda.

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo. chrysomelidae.it. July 27, 2016.