''Agetinus'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

Eumolpinae The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...

. It is known from

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. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by

Félicien Chapuis Félicien Chapuis (29 April 1824 – 30 September 1879) was a Belgium, Belgian Physician, doctor and entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera and finished the text of ''Genera des coléoptères'' by Jean Théodore Lacordaire, Théodore Lacordai ...

in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in

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), so the genus was renamed to ''Agetinus'' by

Édouard Lefèvre Édouard Lefèvre (22 January 183917 June 1894) was a French botanist and later entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front p ...

in 1885.

Species

* '' Agetinus abjectus'' Lea, 1915 * '' Agetinus admirabilis'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus aequalis ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

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, 1889 * ''

Agetinus australis ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' ( Boisduval, 1835) * '' Agetinus cacozelus'' Lea, 1915 * '' Agetinus cicatricosus'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus compositus ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus confluens ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus corinthius ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' ( Boisduval, 1835) * ''

Agetinus croesus ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus hackeri ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus juvencus ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus nitidivirgatus ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Agetinus obliquus ''Agetinus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in ...

'' Lea, 1915 * '' Agetinus subcostata'' ( Chapuis, 1874)

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