''Pagria suturalis'' is a species of
leaf beetle distributed in
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
(including
Kenya and
Tanzania), the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (
Garamba
Garamba National Park is a nearly national park in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is among Africa's oldest parks, and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980 for its protection of critical habitat for norther ...
and
Upemba National Parks),
Uganda and
South Sudan.
It was described by
Édouard Lefèvre
Édouard Lefèvre (22 January 183917 June 1894) was a French botanist and later entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He became a member of the Entomological Society of France
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of ...
in 1884. Its host plants include ''
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 ...
''.
References
Eumolpinae
Beetles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Beetles described in 1884
Insects of Kenya
Insects of Tanzania
Insects of Uganda
Insects of Sudan
Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre
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