Lobispa

Lobispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Cubispini
Genus:	Lobispa; Staines, 2001
Type species
	; Staines, 2001
Species
	; ; ;

Lobispa is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of three species from Central America and northern South America. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus superficially resembles the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae).^[1]

The genus name comes from lobus (Greek for "an elongated projection") plus -ispa from the subfamily name Hispinae.

Species[]

There are three species included in Lobispa:^[1]

(Baly, 1885) – distributed from Costa Rica to Colombia
Staines, 2001 – distributed from Panama to Venezuela
Staines, 2001 – distributed from Costa Rica to Panama

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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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[Staines2001-1] 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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