Gaberella

Genus of leaf beetles from Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gaberella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Africa.[3] It contains only one species, Gaberella costata, which was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878 and was originally placed in the genus Menius.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Gaberella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Gaberella
Selman, 1965[1]
Species:
G. costata
Binomial name
Gaberella costata
(Baly, 1878)[2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Menius costatus Baly, 1878
  • Rhembastus sjoestedti Jacoby, 1903
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Description

G. costata has a very rounded body, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length. The head is deeply inserted into the thorax, and both the head and prothorax are turned strongly downwards.[1] The front legs of the males have a highly enlarged first tarsomere (segment of the tarsus).[4]

Distribution

G. costata is recorded from Bioko Island, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda.[5][4]

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