Syagrus calcaratus
Syagrus calcaratus is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2], Senegal,[3] Nigeria, Ghana and Sudan.[4] It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
| Syagrus calcaratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Syagrus |
| Species: | S. calcaratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Syagrus calcaratus (Fabricius , 1775) | |
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Syagrus calcaratus is a pest of cotton. The larvae attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[5] Other host plants for the species include Parinari curatellifolia.[4]
References
- 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.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
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