Phascus pallidus is a species of leaf beetle found in Eritrea, Saudi Arabia.[2] and Namibia. It was first described by Édouard Lefèvre in 1884, from the highlands of Hamasien (today part of Eritrea).
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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: | Phascus |
| Species: | P. pallidus
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| Phascus pallidus | |
Subspecies
editThere are two subspecies of P. pallidus:[3]
- Phascus pallidus australis Zoia, 2019: found in Namibia
- Phascus pallidus pallidus Lefèvre, 1884: found in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia
References
edit- ^ Lefèvre, E. (1884). "Melindea, Phascus, Pagria nn. genn". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France: LXV–LXVII.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Saudi Arabia". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Zoia, S (2019). "New data on African Eumolpinae with description of new taxa from the collections of the Natural History Museum of Erfurt (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Vernate. 38: 305–333.