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Platycorynus marginalis

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Platycorynus marginalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Platycorynus
Species:
P. marginalis
Binomial name
Platycorynus marginalis
(Weise, 1912)[1]
Synonyms

Corynodes marginalis Weise, 1912

Platycorynus marginalis is a species of leaf beetle from East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described from Uhehe, a region now part of Tanzania, by Julius Weise in 1912.

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies of P. marginalis:

  • Platycorynus marginalis luluensis (Burgeon, 1940)
  • Platycorynus marginalis marginalis (Weise, 1912)

References

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  1. ^ Weise, J. (1912). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Chrysomeliden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 78 (2): 76–98.
  2. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 26, 2016.