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''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are considered to be
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Colaspis brunnea ''Colaspis brunnea'', the grape colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It mainly occurs in the eastern United States. It is a pest of crop such as corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after t ...
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Taxonomy

In some publications for the Neotropical realm, ''Colaspis'' is also known as ''Maecolaspis''. This alternative name was created by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1950, due to an error relating to the type species of ''Colaspis'': Bechyné incorrectly considered ''Colaspis testacea'' to be the type species of ''Colaspis'', rather than ''Chrysomela flavicornis''. As a result, ''
Metaxyonycha ''Metaxyonycha'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. Taxonomy ''Metaxyonycha'' was first named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1836, with the spelling "''Metazyonycha''", in Dejean's ''Catalogue of Coleoptera''. A ...
'', which shared the same type species, was synonymised with ''Colaspis''. The species of ''Colaspis'' in the Junk-Schenkling catalog were then placed under Bechyné's new name, "''Maecolaspis''", with ''Chrysomela flavicornis'' as the type species. These errors were corrected by W. J. Brown in 1961, who synonymized ''Maecolaspis'' with ''Colaspis''. Despite this, Bechyné continued to use ''Maecolaspis'' as valid, while Doris Holmes Blake published several papers on ''Colaspis'' without mentioning Bechyné's ''Maecolaspis''. This effectively created two systems for the taxonomy of the Neotropical leaf beetles, which has frequently confused those studying the Neotropical Eumolpinae. Many species originally placed in ''Colaspis'' were split by Bechyné into several smaller genera, such as ''
Allocolaspis ''Allocolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. Species * '' Allocolaspis apatura'' Bechyné, 1957 * '' Allocolaspis atrisuturalis'' (Blake, 1976) * '' Allocolaspis belti'' ( Jacoby, 1881) * '' Allocolaspis brunnea'' ...
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Callicolaspis ''Callicolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from South America. It was formerly considered a synonym of ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1848, but in 2003 it was restored as a separate genus. ''Lycaste'' itself was ...
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Percolaspis ''Percolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South America and Central America, though it has also been reported from southern Florida in the United States. It is associated with the plant families ...
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Nodocolaspis ''Nodocolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Central America and South America. The genus was first established by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1949, as a relative of ''Nodonota'' (now ...
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Zenocolaspis ''Zenocolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America and South America. There are at least two described species in ''Zenocolaspis''. The genus is very similar to ''Colaspis'' (also known as '' ...
''. The genus requires further subdivision.


Species

These extant species belong to the genus ''Colaspis'' (= ''Maecolaspis''): * ''
Colaspis abdominalis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
'' Lefèvre, 1877 * ''
Colaspis aberrans ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1953) * ''
Colaspis achardi ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
'' Bechyné, 1949 ** ''Colaspis achardi achardi'' Bechyné, 1949 ** ''Colaspis achardi pseudoachardi'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * ''
Colaspis adducta ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
'' Clavareau, 1914 * ''
Colaspis adusta ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
'' Lefèvre, 1885 * ''
Colaspis aenea ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are consi ...
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Colaspis aeneicollis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North America, North and South America. A number of species from this ge ...
'' Bowditch, 1921 * '' Colaspis aeneola'' Weise, 1921 g ** ''Colaspis aeneola aeneola'' Weise, 1921 ** ''Colaspis aeneola barticensis'' ( Bechyné, 1951) * '' Colaspis aerea'' Lefèvre, 1884 g ** ''Colaspis aerea aerea'' Lefèvre, 1884 ** ''Colaspis aerea odetta'' ( Bechyné, 1953) * '' Colaspis aeruginosa'' ( Germar, 1824) ** ''Colaspis aeruginosa aeruginosa'' ( Germar, 1824) ** ''Colaspis aeruginosa tenuesculpta'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * ''
Colaspis affinis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Weise, 1921 * '' Colaspis alcyonea'' Suffrian, 1866 * '' Colaspis amabilis'' Jacoby, 1900 * ''
Colaspis amazonae ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colaspis amplicollis''
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* '' Colaspis anceps'' Lefèvre, 1878 * '' Colaspis ansa'' Riley, 2020 * '' Colaspis apurensis'' ( Bechyné, 1951) * ''
Colaspis araguensis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1958) * ''
Colaspis arizonensis ''Colaspis arizonensis'' is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It is found in southeast Arizona and northwest Mexico. It was first described by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer Charles Frederic August Sch ...
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i c g b * '' Colaspis assimilis'' Klug, 1829 * ''
Colaspis balyi ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''
Colaspis barberi ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
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Colaspis basipennis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''
Colaspis batesi ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Jacoby, 1900 * ''
Colaspis bicolor ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Germar, 1824 * ''
Colaspis bidenticollis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''
Colaspis blakeae ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Ostmark, 1975 * '' Colaspis bohumilae'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * '' Colaspis braxatibiae''
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* '' Colaspis bridarollii'' Bechyné, 1949 * ''
Colaspis brownsvillensis ''Colaspis brownsvillensis'', the Brownsville milkvine leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in the state of Texas in the United States. It was first described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1976 from Brownsville, ...
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i c g b (Brownsville milkvine leaf beetle) * ''
Colaspis brunnea ''Colaspis brunnea'', the grape colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It mainly occurs in the eastern United States. It is a pest of crop such as corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after t ...
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i c g b (grape colaspis) * '' Colaspis brunneipennis'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''
Colaspis buckleyi ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1953) ** ''Colaspis buckleyi buckleyi'' ( Bechyné, 1953) ** ''Colaspis buckleyi incomparabilis'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * ''
Colaspis calcarifera ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1954) (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF) * '' Colaspis caligula'' Agrain, Cabrera, Holgado & Vicchi, 2016 * '' Colaspis callichloris'' Lefèvre, 1878 * ''
Colaspis carolinensis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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, 1974
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Colaspis castanea ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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* '' Colaspis championi'' Jacoby, 1881 i c g * ''
Colaspis chapalensis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1976
* '' Colaspis chapuisi'' Jacoby, 1884 * '' Colaspis chlorana'' Lefèvre, 1891 * ''
Colaspis chlorites ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Erichson, 1847 * ''
Colaspis chloropsis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1976
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Colaspis coelestina ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Erichson, 1847 * '' Colaspis concolor'' Bowditch, 1921 g * ''
Colaspis confusa ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Bowditch, 1921 * '' Colaspis corrugata'' Lefèvre, 1885 * ''
Colaspis corumbensis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1978
* '' Colaspis costipennis'' Crotch, 1873 i c g b * '' Colaspis cribellata'' Lefèvre, 1888 * ''
Colaspis cribricollis ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Lefèvre, 1884 ** ''Colaspis cribricollis cribricollis'' Lefèvre, 1884 ** ''Colaspis cribricollis machacalisa'' ( Bechyné, 1958) * '' Colaspis crinicornis''
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, 1933
i c g b * ''
Colaspis cruriflava ''Colaspis cruriflava'' is a species of leaf beetle found in the state of Arizona in the United States. It was first described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1977. The specific name, ''cruriflava'', is derived from the La ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1977
i c g b * '' Colaspis cubensis''
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, 1967
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Colaspis darlingtoni ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1967
* '' Colaspis dejeani'' Lefèvre, 1884 g * '' Colaspis deleta'' Suffrian, 1867 * '' Colaspis delphina'' ( Bechyné, 1951) * ''
Colaspis demersa ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1950) * '' Colaspis dentifera'' ( Bechyné, 1951) * '' Colaspis dentipyga'' ( Bechyné, 1958) * '' Colaspis diduma''
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, 1976
* '' Colaspis dilatipes'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''
Colaspis dionysea ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Bechyné, 1949 * ''
Colaspis discolor ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Weise, 1921 * ''
Colaspis dispar ''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are con ...
'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''