Eryxia baikiei
| Eryxia baikiei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Eryxia |
| Species: | E. baikiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Eryxia baikiei | |
Eryxia baikiei is a species of leaf beetle of Mali[2] and Senegal,.[3] It was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1865, based on an unstated number of specimens sent to him by Scottish explorer and naturalist William Balfour Baikie, who had collected the species from the banks of the Niger River.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Baly, J. S. (1865). "Attempt at a classification of the Eumolpidae. (Cont.)". The Journal of Entomology. 2: 433–442.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Mali". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
Categories:
- Eumolpinae
- Beetles of Africa
- Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly
- Beetles described in 1865
- Insects of West Africa
- Eumolpinae stubs