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Leuconitocris microphthalma

Leuconitocris microphthalma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950, originally under the genus Nitocris. It is known from Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Leuconitocris microphthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Leuconitocris
Species:
L. microphthalma
Binomial name
Leuconitocris microphthalma
(Breuning, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Nitocris microphthalma Breuning, 1950
  • Nitocris microphtalma m. duttoi Teocchi, 1992
  • Nitocris sutureaurea Breuning, 1950
  • Dirphya microphthalma (Breuning, 1950)

Leuconitocris microphthalma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950, originally under the genus Nitocris. It is known from Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.1

Subspecies

  • Leuconitocris microphthalma microphthalma (Breuning, 1950)
  • Leuconitocris microphthalma rossii (Téocchi, 1992)
References

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Leuconitocris microphthalma. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.