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Eryxia cinerascens

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Eryxia cinerascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Eryxia
Species:
E. cinerascens
Binomial name
Eryxia cinerascens
(Fairmaire, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syagrus cinerascens Fairmaire, 1894

Eryxia cinerascens is a species of leaf beetle from Senegal, described by Léon Fairmaire in 1894.[2] It was originally described as a species of the genus Syagrus. It was transferred to the genus Eryxia in 2023, based on the original description and Fairmaire's statement that the species resembles Eryxia holosericea.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fairmaire, L. (1894). "Coléoptères de l'Afrique intertropicale et australe. Deuxième note". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 38: 314–335.
  2. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 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. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.