''Obelistes variabilis'' is a species of leaf beetle reported from the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 ''Erythrophleum suaveolens'', also known as the ordeal tree, is a species of flowering plant that can be found across most of tropical Africa. The species are in height, and have a rough and blackish bark. The plants leaves have 2–3 pairs of ...

'', oak foliage, and the base of the trunk of ''

Vitex doniana ''Vitex doniana'' is a tree native to the Afrotropics. Its fruits are one of several fruits called black plums. This tree is often grown for its fruits. Description It grows to , and rarely up to . Its fruits are at most in length. ''V. donia ...

''.

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Eumolpinae Beetles of Africa Insects of the Republic of the Congo Beetles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Beetles described in 1972 {{Eumolpinae-stub