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Euryope batesi

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Euryope batesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Euryope
Species:
E. batesi
Binomial name
Euryope batesi
Jacoby, 1880[1]

Euryope batesi is a species of leaf beetle of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described from the Nguru Mountains by Martin Jacoby in 1880.

Adults of the species are small, measuring 9 to 10 mm in length. Their bodies are red from above, while their undersides as well as their legs and antennae are entirely black.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1880). "Descriptions of new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880: 166–182.
  2. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Burgeon, L. (1941). "Les Colasposoma et les Euryope du Congo Belge (Coléop. Chrysomel. Eumolp.)" (PDF). Mémires de l'Institut Royal Colonial Belge. 10 (5): 1–43.