''Phascus pallidus'' is a species of
leaf beetle found in
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
,
Saudi Arabia. and
Namibia. It was first 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, from the highlands of
Hamasien (today part of
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
).
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of ''P. pallidus'':
* ''Phascus pallidus australis''
Zoia, 2019: found in
Namibia
* ''Phascus pallidus pallidus''
Lefèvre, 1884: found in
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
and
Saudi Arabia
References
Eumolpinae
Beetles of Africa
Beetles of Asia
Insects of the Arabian Peninsula
Insects of Eritrea
Insects of Namibia
Beetles described in 1884
Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre
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