''Cryocolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, ''Cryocolaspis crinita'', which is known from the mountains of central

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

. It was first established by the American entomologist R. Wills Flowers in 2004. The generic name is said to be a combination of the Greek word ''cryo'' (meaning cold) and the eumolpine generic name ''

Colaspis ''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 conside ...

''. The specific name, ''crinita'', is the Latin word for hairy. In ancient Greek ''kryos'' (κρὐος) is a noun, meaning "icy cold" or "frost".Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie.''Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Eumolpinae Beetles of Central America Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera {{Eumolpinae-stub