''Zohrana'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

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. It is known from

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. It is also sometimes known as ''Zohranus''. The genus was originally named ''Liniscus'' by

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in 1885; however, this name was preoccupied by ''Liniscus'' Dujardin, 1844 (a

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genus), so it was renamed to ''Zohrana'' by N. A. Aslam in 1968.

Species

* '' Zohrana fasciolata'' ( Fairmaire, 1893) * '' Zohrana koulmannensis'' (Selman, 1963) * '' Zohrana puncticollis'' (Bryant, 1959) * '' Zohrana rhodesiana'' (Achard, 1925) * '' Zohrana sansibarica'' (

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, 1885) * '' Zohrana semistriata'' (

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, 1950) * '' Zohrana semiviridis'' (

, 1939) * '' Zohrana substriatipennis'' (

, 1939) * '' Zohrana substriata'' (

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, 1909) * '' Zohrana sudanica'' (

, 1926) * '' Zohrana testacea'' (

, 1939) * '' Zohrana usambarica'' (

, 1909)

References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Africa {{Eumolpinae-stub