Lobispa
Lobispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the Neotropical realm. The genus superficially resembles the subfamily Hispinae (now known as Cassidinae), though it is placed in the tribe Cubispini along with Cubispa.[1]
| Lobispa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Cubispini |
| Genus: | Lobispa Staines, 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lobispa expansa Staines, 2001[1] | |
The genus name comes from lobus (Greek for "an elongated projection") plus -ispa from the subfamily name Hispinae.
Species
References
- Staines, C. L. (2001). "A new genus and two new species of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from tropical America". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (1): 98–102.
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