''Pachnephorus crocodilinus'' is a species of
leaf beetle found in
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
,
Ethiopia,
Nigeria,
Cameroon, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Tanzania,
Namibia,
Zambia,
Malawi,
Mozambique and
South Africa, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007.
Some specimens of the species from western Africa (
Senegal,
Ghana,
Gabon and
Mali) are also known, but with doubt. Its name is derived from the
Latin ''crocodilus'' ("
crocodile
Crocodiles (family (biology), family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to inclu ...
"), referring to both the species' type locality (
Mfuwe Crocodile Farm, in
South Luangwa National Park,
Zambia) and the fact that ''Pachnephorus'' species, like crocodiles, usually live near water.
References
Eumolpinae
Beetles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insects of Sudan
Insects of Ethiopia
Insects of West Africa
Insects of Cameroon
Insects of Tanzania
Insects of Namibia
Insects of Zambia
Insects of Malawi
Insects of Mozambique
Beetles described in 2007
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