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