Platycorynus compressicornis

Platycorynus compressicornis
	Platycorynus compressicornis from Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Platycorynus
Species:	P. compressicornis
Binomial name
	Platycorynus compressicornis; (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
	Eumolpus compressicornis Fabricius, 1801; Eumolpus senegalensis Olivier, 1808; Corynodes caerulescens Fairmaire, 1885; Corynodes bonnyi Gahan, 1892; Corynodes varicolor Jacoby, 1901; Corynodes emeraldinus Clavareau, 1912; Corynodes compressicornis ab. clavareaui Kuntzen, 1913; Corynodes compressicornis ab. claricollis Kuntzen, 1913; Corynodes compressicornis ab. exsul Kuntzen, 1913;

Platycorynus compressicornis is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. This species can be found in tropical Africa.

Distribution

P. compressicornis is distributed throughout west, central and east Africa, including the Congo. It is found on bushes at the edge of dense gallery forest.^[3]

References

^ Fairmaire, L (1885). "Descriptions de deux Corynodes". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 1885: lxxxii–lxxxiii.
^ Kuntzen, H. (1913). "Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Corynoden (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 79 (7): 78–132.
^ 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.

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[Fairmaire1885-1] Fairmaire, L (1885). "Descriptions de deux Corynodes". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 1885: lxxxii–lxxxiii.

[Kuntzen1913-2] Kuntzen, H. (1913). "Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Corynoden (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 79 (7): 78–132.

[Selman1973-3] 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.

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