Syagrus calcaratus

Syagrus calcaratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Syagrus
Species:
S. calcaratus
Binomial name
Syagrus calcaratus
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms[2]

Syagrus calcaratus is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, in his major work Systema entomologiae.

Syagrus calcaratus is a pest of cotton. The larvae attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[3] Other host plants for the species include Parinari curatellifolia.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Zoia, S. (2023). "Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Natural History Sciences. 10 (Supplement 1): 37–44. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vaissayre Cauquil 2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Selman1973a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).