Phascus shoemakeri
Species of beetle
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Phascus shoemakeri 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 Canthium sp., Erythrophleum guineense and Eriosema psoraleoides, and it was also collected on Scleria, Urena lobata and Bridelia micrantha.[4]
| Phascus shoemakeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Phascus |
| Species: | P. shoemakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phascus shoemakeri Selman, 1972[1] | |