Mecistes tarsalis
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| Mecistes tarsalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Mecistes |
| Species: | M. tarsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistes tarsalis | |
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Mecistes tarsalis is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[4] Namibia (with uncertainty), Botswana and South Africa.[2] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874.