Euryopini is a tribe 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. ...

Taxonomy

Following the leaf beetle classification of Seeno and Wilcox (1982), the genera of Euryopini are divided into three informal groups or "sections": Colasposomites, Euryopites and Prasoideites.

Genera

The following genera belong to the tribe Euryopini: (note: the tribe Euryopini is listed as "Eumolpini") Section Prasoideites: * '' Cheiridella'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Lefevrea'' Jacoby, 1897 * '' Microhermesia'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Nodostonopa'' Jacoby, 1901 * '' Obelistes''

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, 1885 * '' Odontiomorpha'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Odontionopa''

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''in'' Dejean, 1836 * ''

Phascus ''Phascus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Saudi Arabia. Species * '' Phascus bicolor'' Weise, 1904 * '' Phascus bredoi'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Phascus chopardi'' (Pic, 1950) * '' Phascus cruciatu ...

, 1884 Section Colasposomites: * '' Cocotteumolpus'' Bechyné, 1957 * ''

Colasposoma ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

'' Laporte, 1833 * '' Deuterotrichia'' Bechyné, 1957 * ''

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'' Fairmaire, 1902 * '' Ferreirana'' Bechyné, 1958 * ''

Melindea ''Melindea'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa. Species * '' Melindea abyssinica'' Lefèvre, 1884 * '' Melindea brunnea'' ( Jacoby, 1901) * '' Melindea denticrus'' (Burgeon, 1941) * '' Melindea ferru ...

, 1884 * ''

Paracrothinium ''Paracrothinium'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Asia. Species * '' Paracrothinium collare'' Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982 * '' Paracrothinium consimile'' Chen, 1940 * '' Paracrothinium cupricolle'' Chen, ...

'' Chen, 1940 * ''

Thysbina ''Thysbina'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in Africa. It was first established by the German entomologist Julius Weise in 1902, for several species from '' Colasposoma'' as well as three new species. Accordin ...

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, 1902 * ''

Timentes ''Timentes'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, ''Timentes camerunensis'', from Cameroon and possibly Tanzania. It is closely related to '' Thysbina''. The genus was originally erected by Brian ...

'' Selman, 1965 * '' Trichostola'' Chapuis, 1874 Section Euryopites: * '' Bechyneia'' Jolivet, 1950 * '' Eumolpopsis'' Jacoby, 1894 * '' Euryope'' Dalman, 1824 Genera not placed in a section: * '' Lucignolo'' Zoia, 2010 * ''

Pathius ''Pathius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The genus was originally named ''Taphius'' by Martin Jacoby in 1897; however, this name was preoccupied by ''Taphius'' Adams, ...

'' Aslam, 1968 * '' Platycornia'' Zoia, 2018 * †'' Taphioporus'' Moseyko & Kirejtshuk, 2013

References

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