Syagrus calcaratus
| Syagrus calcaratus | |
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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: | Syagrus |
| Species: | S. calcaratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Syagrus calcaratus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Syagrus calcaratus is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, in his major work Systema entomologiae.
Syagrus calcaratus is a pest of cotton. The larvae attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[3] Other host plants for the species include Parinari curatellifolia.[4]
Distribution[edit]
Syagrus calcaratus is recorded from Senegal,[5] Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast,[6] Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan,[4] Gabon, Congo Republic, DR Congo,[7] Uganda, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ a b Zoia, S. (2023). "Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Natural History Sciences. 10 (Supplement 1): 37–44. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.
- ^ Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.