Euryope batesi
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| Euryope batesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Euryope |
| Species: | E. batesi |
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| Euryope batesi | |
Euryope batesi is a species of leaf beetle of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described from the Nguru Mountains by Martin Jacoby in 1880.
Adults of the species are small, measuring 9 to 10 mm in length. Their bodies are red from above, while their undersides as well as their legs and antennae are entirely black.[1][3]