Syagrus puncticollis explained

Syagrus puncticollis is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described by the German entomologist Edgar von Harold in 1877. Host plants for the species include Erythrophleum guineense.

Distribution

Syagrus puncticollis is recorded from Guinea, Sierra Leone, Sudan,[1] Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] Malawi and Mozambique.[3]

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.
  3. Zoia. S.. 2023. Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Natural History Sciences. 10. Supplement 1. 37–44. 10.4081/nhs.2023.691. free.

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