Afroeurydemus hopei

Afroeurydemus hopei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Afroeurydemus
Species:
A. hopei
Binomial name
Afroeurydemus hopei
(Bryant, 1938)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Syagrus hopei Bryant, 1938

Afroeurydemus hopei is a species of leaf beetle found in central and eastern Africa. It was first described by Gilbert Ernest Bryant in 1938, as a species of Syagrus, from the locality of Hope Fountain in Zimbabwe.[3]

Distribution

A. hopei is recorded from Zimbabwe, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and South Africa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bryant, G. E. (1938). "New species of Chrysomelidæ (Coleoptera) from Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 11. 2 (12): 593–599. doi:10.1080/00222933808526886.
  2. ^ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
  3. ^ a b Zoia, S. (2022). "Distributional and nomenclatural notes on some African Eumolpinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Vernate. 41: 445–450. Retrieved 18 February 2026.