Pachnephorus crocodilinus
| Pachnephorus crocodilinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pachnephorus |
| Subgenus: | Pachnephorus (Pachnephorus) |
| Species: | P. crocodilinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachnephorus crocodilinus Zoia, 2007[1]
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Pachnephorus crocodilinus is a species of leaf beetle found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007.[2] Some specimens of the species from western Africa (Senegal, Ghana, Gabon and Mali) are also known, but with doubt. Its name is derived from the Latin crocodilus ("crocodile"), referring to both the species' type locality (Mfuwe Crocodile Farm, in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia) and the fact that Pachnephorus species, like crocodiles, usually live near water.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Zoia, S. (2007). "A revision of the Pachnephorus from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 39 (1): 1–156. doi:10.4081/fe.2007.128.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 19, 2015.