Paraivongius ruwenzoricus

Paraivongius ruwenzoricus is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] 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.

Paraivongius ruwenzoricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Paraivongius
Species:
P. ruwenzoricus
Binomial name
Paraivongius ruwenzoricus
(Burgeon, 1942)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Menius ruwenzoricus Burgeon, 1942

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 29, 2015.


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