Pagria varians is a species of leaf beetle distributed in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania), the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2] (Garamba and Upemba National Parks), South Sudan,[3] and Ivory Coast.[4] It was described by Édouard Lefèvre in 1884. Its host plants include Combretum spp.[3][4]
| Pagria varians | |
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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: | Pagria |
| Species: | P. varians
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| Binomial name | |
| Pagria varians | |
References edit
- ^ Lefèvre, E. (1884). "Melindea, Phascus, Pagria nn. genn". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France: LXV–LXVII.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.