Pachnephorus danielssoni is a species of leaf beetle found in Sierra Leone, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007.[2][3] It is named after Roy Danielssoni, who collected and examined material for the species.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pachnephorus |
| Species: | P. danielssoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachnephorus danielssoni Zoia, 2007[1]
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Subspecies edit
There are two subspecies of P. danielssoni:[1]
- Pachnephorus danielssoni danielssoni Zoia, 2007: The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Sierra Leone and Senegal.
- Pachnephorus danielssoni congoanus Zoia, 2007: Found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The subspecies name refers to the country where the subspecies was collected.
References edit
- ^ a b c Zoia, S. (2007). "A revision of the Pachnephorus from the Afrotropical Region (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 39 (1): 1–156. doi:10.4081/fe.2007.128.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Senegal". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 19, 2015.