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Syagrus morio

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Syagrus morio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Syagrus
Species:
S. morio
Binomial name
Syagrus morio
Harold, 1877[1]
Synonyms[2]

Syagrus puncticollis Lefèvre, 1877

Syagrus morio is a species of leaf beetle distributed from eastern to central and southern Africa. It was first described from Port Natal by Edgar von Harold in 1877.

Distribution

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Syagrus morio is recorded from Ethiopia, DR Congo,[3] Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, and South Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Harold, E. von (1877). "Coleopterorum species novae". Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Vereins. 1: 97–111.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.