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s in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is generally distributed in

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. A single species is also known from central

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Species

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, 1831) * '' Basilepta splendida'' Weise, 1922 * '' Basilepta staudingeri'' ( Jacoby, 1894) * '' Basilepta stigmosa'' ( Jacoby, 1895) * '' Basilepta strigicollis'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta subcostata'' ( Jacoby, 1889) * '' Basilepta subdepressa'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta sublaevipennis'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta sublateralis'' (Clavareau, 1914) * '' Basilepta subpunctata'' (Achard, 1914) * '' Basilepta subruficollis'' Tan, 1993 * '' Basilepta subtuberosa'' Tan, 1988 * '' Basilepta sulawesiana'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Basilepta sumatrensis'' ( Jacoby, 1884) * '' Basilepta suturalis'' ( Motschulsky, 1866) * '' Basilepta sylhetensis'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta tavoyensis'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta terminata'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta thoracica'' ( Lefèvre, 1886) * '' Basilepta tibialis'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta triangularis'' ( Motschulsky, 1866) * '' Basilepta tricarinata'' Tan, 1988 * '' Basilepta tricolor'' ( Baly, 1877) * '' Basilepta trivittata'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta tuberculata'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta uenoi'' Nakane, 1958 * '' Basilepta uniformis'' ( Motschulsky, 1866) * '' Basilepta unipunctata'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta variabilis'' (Duvivier, 1892) * '' Basilepta varians'' Chûjô, 1956 * '' Basilepta varicolor'' ( Jacoby, 1885) * '' Basilepta varipennis'' ( Jacoby, 1896) * '' Basilepta violaceofasciata'' ( Jacoby, 1892) * '' Basilepta violacea'' ( Jacoby, 1884) * '' Basilepta virendri'' Shukla, 1960 * '' Basilepta viridiaenea'' ( Baly, 1864) * '' Basilepta viridicyanea'' Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982 * '' Basilepta viridiornata'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta viridipennis'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * '' Basilepta viridis'' ( Pic, 1935) * '' Basilepta viridissima'' ( Jacoby, 1896) * '' Basilepta vittipennis'' (Achard, 1914) * '' Basilepta wallacei'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Basilepta wallardiensis'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta waterhousei'' ( Jacoby, 1908) * '' Basilepta weigeli'' Medvedev, 2015 * '' Basilepta weisei'' ( Jacoby, 1900) * '' Basilepta weixiensis'' Tan, 1988 * '' Basilepta yangsoensis'' Chen, 1940 * '' Basilepta yimnae'' Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961 Species moved to '' Parascela'': * ''Basilepta rugipennis'' Tan, 1988 * ''Nodostoma hirsutum'' Jacoby, 1908 * ''Nodostoma tuberosum'' Jacoby, 1887 Species moved to '' Cleorina'': * ''Basilepta bella'' ( Jacoby, 1892): synonym of '' Cleorina aenomicans'' ( Baly, 1867) * ''Basilepta bhamoensis'' ( Jacoby, 1892): synonym of '' Cleorina sculpturata'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta capitata'' ( Jacoby, 1892): synonym of '' Cleorina sculpturata'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta sculpturata'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) Synonyms: * ''Basilepta aenomicans'' Chûjô, 1956: synonym of '' Basilepta varicolor'' ( Jacoby, 1885) * ''Basilepta anchoralis'' ( Jacoby, 1900): synonym of '' Basilepta pubicollis'' ( Jacoby, 1895) * ''Basilepta beccarii'' ( Jacoby, 1884): synonym of '' Basilepta flavescens'' ( Motschulsky, 1866) * ''Basilepta bicoloripes'' ( Pic, 1930): synonym of '' Basilepta fulvipes'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta bicolorata'' Chûjô, 1956 (preoccupied by '' Basilepta bicolorata'' Chen, 1940): synonym of '' Basilepta varians'' Chûjô, 1956 * ''Basilepta chinensis'' ( Lefèvre, 1877): synonym of '' Basilepta fulvipes'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta consimilis'' Chûjô, 1956: synonym of '' Basilepta varians'' Chûjô, 1956 * ''Basilepta cyanipennis'' ( Lefèvre, 1893): synonym of '' Basilepta subcostata'' ( Jacoby, 1889) * ''Basilepta dorunga'' Aslam, 1968 (replacement name for ''Basilepta bicolorata'' Chûjô, 1956): synonym of '' Basilepta varians'' Chûjô, 1956 * ''Basilepta femorata'' ( Jacoby, 1908): synonym of '' Basilepta splendens'' (

, 1831) * ''Basilepta frontalis'' ( Baly, 1867): synonym of '' Basilepta viridipennis'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta gigantea'' Chûjô, 1938: synonym of '' Basilepta modesta'' ( Jacoby, 1885) * ''Basilepta harmandi'' ( Lefèvre, 1893): synonym of '' Basilepta tricolor'' ( Baly, 1877) * ''Basilepta haroldi'' ( Jacoby, 1908): synonym of '' Basilepta viridipennis'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta ikomai'' Chûjô, 1961: synonym of '' Basilepta nigrofasciata'' ( Jacoby, 1889) * ''Basilepta kumatai'' Kimoto & Takizawa, 1973: synonym of '' Basilepta binhana'' ( Pic, 1930) * ''Basilepta laeviuscula'' ( Weise, 1910): synonym of '' Basilepta pallidula'' ( Baly, 1874) * ''Basilepta limbata'' ( Lefèvre, 1893): synonym of '' Basilepta puncticollis'' ( Lefèvre, 1889) * ''Basilepta nigriventris'' ( Lefèvre, 1893): synonym of '' Basilepta puncticollis'' ( Lefèvre, 1889) * ''Basilepta obscura'' ( Jacoby, 1908): synonym of '' Basilepta subcostata'' ( Jacoby, 1889) * ''Basilepta occipitalis'' ( Jacoby, 1908): synonym of '' Basilepta viridipennis'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * ''Basilepta sakaii'' Takizawa, 1987: synonym of '' Basilepta subcostata'' ( Jacoby, 1889) * ''Basilepta taiwana'' Chûjô, 1956: synonym of '' Basilepta varians'' Chûjô, 1956 Renamed species: * ''Basilepta bella'' Eroshkina, 1997: renamed to '' Basilepta eroshkinae'' Medvedev, 2009 * ''Basilepta lateralis'' (Matsumura, 1911) (preoccupied): renamed to '' Basilepta sublateralis'' (Clavareau, 1914) * ''Basilepta lateripunctata'' ( Jacoby, 1896) (preoccupied by '' Basilepta lateripunctata'' ( Baly, 1867)): renamed to '' Basilepta vittipennis'' (Achard, 1914) * ''Basilepta orientalis'' ( Jacoby, 1908) (preoccupied by '' Basilepta orientalis'' ( Jacoby, 1890)): renamed to '' Basilepta confusa'' (Clavareau, 1914) * ''Basilepta pallidicornis'' Medvedev, 1995: renamed to '' Basilepta mindanaica'' Medvedev, 2009 * ''Basilepta puncticollis'' ( Weise, 1889) (preoccupied by '' Basilepta puncticollis'' ( Lefèvre, 1889)): renamed to '' Basilepta subpunctata'' (Achard, 1914) * ''Basilepta thoracica'' ( Jacoby, 1908) (preoccupied by '' Basilepta thoracica'' ( Lefèvre, 1886)): renamed to '' Basilepta binominata'' (Achard, 1914)

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q2046652 Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Asia Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly