| Chaetocnema basalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Chaetocnema |
| Species: | C. basalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetocnema basalis | |
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Chaetocnema basalis is a species ofleaf beetle, familyChrysomelidae, in the subfamilyGalerucinae.[1][3] It is considered an agricultural pest, affecting bothmillets andsorghum in thePalearctic realm and continent ofAsia.[2] It is considered a synonym ofChaetocnema nigrica by some sources.[4]
Chaetocnema basalis Baly 1877: 310. Syn. Chaetocnema geniculata Jacoby 1896: 270. It is found in Asia and the Palearctic. The genus is thoroughly reviewed for the Palearctic region (Konstantinov et al., 2011). It feeds on sorghum and millets. There are many other species of this genus reported as pests.
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