Biology:Platycorynus compressicornis
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Platycorynus compressicornis | |
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| Platycorynus compressicornis from Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Platycorynus |
| Species: | P. compressicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycorynus compressicornis (Fabricius, 1801)
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Platycorynus compressicornis is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. This species can be found in tropical Africa.
Distribution
P. compressicornis is distributed throughout west, central and east Africa, including the Congo. It is found on bushes at the edge of dense gallery forest.[3]
References
- ↑ Fairmaire, L (1885). "Descriptions de deux Corynodes". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1885: lxxxii–lxxxiii. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10172058.
- ↑ Kuntzen, H. (1913). "Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Corynoden (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. A 79 (7): 78–132. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_79A_7_0078-0132.pdf.
- ↑ 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. http://bionames.org/references/ff43482cd46240c4944ee93163a6b26f.
Wikidata ☰ Q7202586 entry
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