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Phyllocharis ewani
Phyllocharis ewani from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Phyllocharis
Species:	P. ewani
Binomial name
Phyllocharis ewani Reid, 2006
Synonyms
Phyllocharoides abdominalis Jacoby, 1894 (nec Phyllocharis abdominalis Baly, 1867)

Phyllocharis ewani is a species of leaf beetle native to New Guinea.

History of research

Phyllocharis ewani was first described by Martin Jacoby in 1894, under the name Phyllocharoides abdominalis, from specimens collected from Humboldt Bay in New Guinea (now known as Yos Sudarso Bay), as the only member of the genus Phyllocharoides. Phyllocharoides is now considered a synonym of Phyllocharis, resulting in the species becoming a junior homonym of Phyllocharis abdominalis Baly, 1867; because of this, it was renamed to Phyllocharis ewani by Chris Reid in 2006.

Distribution

This species is native to New Guinea.

References

1. ^ Reid, C.A.M. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6)
2. Jacoby, M. (1894). "Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by W. Doherty in the Malayan Archipelago". Novitates Zoologicae. 1: 267–330. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.24565.

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