''Pachnephorus medvedevi'' is a species of

leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...

found in

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and the

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, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Lev Medvedev, a specialist in Chrysomelidae and a friend of the author.

References

Eumolpinae Beetles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Insects of Zambia Beetles described in 2007 {{Eumolpinae-stub