Syagrus calcaratus

Syagrus calcaratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Syagrus
Species:	S. calcaratus
Binomial name
	Syagrus calcaratus; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Cryptocephalus calcaratus Fabricius, 1775; Typophorus buqueti Dejean, 1837; (nomen nudum); Brevicolaspis ruficollis J. Thomson, 1858; Syagrus buqueti Chapuis, 1874; Syagrus ruficollis Lefèvre, 1875;

Syagrus calcaratus is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, in his major work Systema entomologiae.

Syagrus calcaratus is a pest of cotton. The larvae attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.^[3] Other host plants for the species include Parinari curatellifolia.^[4]

Distribution

Syagrus calcaratus is recorded from Senegal,^[5] Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast,^[6] Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan,^[4] Gabon, Congo Republic, DR Congo,^[7] Uganda, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2]

References

^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
^ ^a ^b Zoia, S. (2023). "Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Natural History Sciences. 10 (Supplement 1): 37–44. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.
^ Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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[Chapuis1874-1] Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.

[Zoia2023-2] Zoia, S. (2023). "Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Natural History Sciences. 10 (Supplement 1): 37–44. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.

[Vaissayre_Cauquil_2000-3] Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.

[Selman1973a-4] 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.

[5] "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[Selman1973b-6] 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.

[7] "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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