Pachnephorus moseykoi
| Pachnephorus moseykoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pachnephorus |
| Subgenus: | Pachnephorus (Pachnephorus) |
| Species: | P. moseykoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachnephorus moseykoi Zoia, 2007[1] | |
Pachnephorus moseykoi is a species of leaf beetle that is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007.[1] It is named after Alexey G. Moseyko, a specialist in Eumolpinae (a subfamily of Chrysomelidae).[1]
Distribution
P. moseykoi is recorded from Senegal,[2] Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mali,[3] Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Ethiopia.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Zoia, S. (2007). "A revision of the Pachnephorus from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 39 (1): 1–156. doi:10.13133/2284-4880/128.
- ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Mali". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 30, 2016.