Eryxia baikiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Eryxia
Species:
E. baikiei
Binomial name
Eryxia baikiei
Baly, 1865[1]

Eryxia baikiei is a species of leaf beetle of Mali[2] and Senegal.[3] It was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1865, based on an unstated number of specimens sent to him by Scottish explorer and naturalist William Balfour Baikie, who had collected the species from the banks of the Niger River.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Baly, J. S. (1865). "Attempt at a classification of the Eumolpidae. (Cont.)". The Journal of Entomology. 2: 433–442.
  2. ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Mali". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 30, 2016.


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