Scelodonta wittei

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Scelodonta wittei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Scelodonta
Species:
S. wittei
Binomial name
Scelodonta wittei
Burgeon, 1942[1]

Scelodonta wittei is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea[3] and Ivory Coast.[4] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist  [nl] in 1942, from specimens collected by Gaston-François de Witte from the Albert National Park between 1933 and 1935.

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. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Selman, B.J. (1973). "Contribution à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). 49. Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 87 (2): 311–329.


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