| Taxon | Gaberella costata |
|---|---|
| Display parents | 3 |
| Parent authority | Selman, 1965[1] |
| Authority | (Baly, 1878)[2] |
| Synonyms |
Gaberella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Africa.[3] It contains only one species, Gaberella costata, which was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878 and was originally placed in the genus Menius.[1]
Description
G. costata has a very rounded body, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length. The head is deeply inserted into the thorax, and both the head and prothorax are turned strongly downwards.[1] The front legs of the males have a highly enlarged first tarsomere (segment of the tarsus).[4]
Distribution
G. costata is recorded from Bioko Island, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda.[5][4]
References
- ^ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864
- ^ Baly, J. S. (1878). "Diagnosis of a new genus and some undescribed species of African Phytophaga". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 14: 177–179. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22827
- ^ "Gaberella". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Zoia, S. (2017). "The Eumolpinae of São Thomé, Príncipe & Bioko Islands from the collections of the Museo civico di Storia naturale "G. Doria", Genoa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 110: 325–398.
- ^ 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.