Paraivongius semipiceus

Paraivongius semipiceus is a species of leaf beetle of Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] It was first described by Martin Jacoby in 1903.

Paraivongius semipiceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Paraivongius
Species:
P. semipiceus
Binomial name
Paraivongius semipiceus
(Jacoby, 1903)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Menius semipiceus Jacoby, 1903

The beetle's habitat is the cocoa plant, and it is found primarily on the plant's cocoa pods or sometimes on its leaves or shoots. It feeds on the cocoa pods, and the population of the species increases in the dry dull season (roughly August to November).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jacoby, M. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Herr Conradt in West-Africa (Cameroons)". Entomologische Zeitung. 64: 292–336.
  2. ^ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
  3. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Gibbs, D. G.; Leston, Dennis (1970). "Insect Phenology in a Forest Cocoa-Farm Locality in West Africa". Journal of Applied Ecology. 7 (3): 519–548. doi:10.2307/2401976. ISSN 0021-8901. JSTOR 2401976.