| Heteraspis wittei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Heteraspis |
| Species: | H. wittei |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteraspis wittei (Burgeon, 1942) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scelodonta wittei Burgeon, 1942 | |
Heteraspis wittei is a species of leaf beetle. It is distributed in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and Ivory Coast. It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Louis Jules Léon Burgeon [nl] in 1942, from specimens collected by Gaston-François de Witte from the Albert National Park between 1933 and 1935.
References
- Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.
- Selman, B.J. (1973). "Contribution à la connaissance de la faune entomologique de la Côte-d'Ivoire (J. Decelle, 1961-1964). 49. Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 87 (2): 311–329.
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