Nerissus tuberculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Nerissus |
| Species: | N. tuberculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nerissus tuberculatus | |
Nerissus tuberculatus is a species of leaf beetle from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described by Martin Jacoby in 1901.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of N. tuberculatus:
- Nerissus tuberculatus tuberculatus Jacoby, 1901: The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Cameroon.
- Nerissus tuberculatus uelensis Burgeon, 1941: Found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
References
- ^ Jacoby, M. (1901). "A further contribution to our knowledge of African Phytophagous Coleoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 49 (3): 209–256. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1901.tb02386.x.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved December 2, 2015.