Obelistes variabilis
Species of beetle
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Obelistes variabilis is a species of leaf beetle reported from the Republic of the Congo[2] and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] It was first described from Garamba National Park by Brian J. Selman in 1972. Its host plants include Anona chrysobotrya var. senegalensis, and it was also collected on Erythrophleum guineense, oak foliage, and the base of the trunk of Vitex doniana.[4]
| Obelistes variabilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Obelistes |
| Species: | O. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Obelistes variabilis Selman, 1972[1] | |