Massartia minima
Massartia minima is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[3] and Sudan.[4] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Louis Jules Léon Burgeon in 1942, from specimens collected by Gaston-François de Witte from the Albert National Park between 1933 and 1935. Host plants for the species include Combretum binderianum.[4]
| Massartia minima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Massartia |
| Species: | M. minima |
| Binomial name | |
| Massartia minima (Burgeon, 1942)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Rhembastus minimus Burgeon, 1942 | |
References
- Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. de Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
- Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.
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