''Percolaspis'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
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s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
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.
It is distributed in
South America
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and
Central America
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, though it has also been reported from southern
Florida
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in the
United States
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. It is associated with the plant families
Rubiaceae
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and
Fabaceae in Central America.
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In Brazil, '']Percolaspis ornata
''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 fam ...
'' is an important pest of ''Theobroma cacao
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'' (cocoa) in Bahia
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and EspÃrito Santo
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. A species identified as ''Percolaspis'' cf.
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''ornata'' was also recently found feeding and damaging soybean
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, corn
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and cotton
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crops in Mato Grosso
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Neighborin ...
, Brazil.
Species
* ''Percolaspis acuticollis
''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 fam ...
'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961Percolaspis aeraria
''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 fam ...
'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1885)Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1885)
** ''Percolaspis aeraria uytenboogaarti'' ( Bechyné, 1953)Percolaspis albicincta
''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 fam ...
'' ( Erichson, 1847)
** ''Percolaspis albicincta albicincta'' ( Erichson, 1847)
** ''Percolaspis albicincta formosa'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1878)
* ''Percolaspis atricha
''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 fam ...
'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961Percolaspis boliviana
''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 fam ...
'' (Bowditch, 1921)Percolaspis bucki
''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 fam ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1954)[ (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF)]
* ''Percolaspis compta
''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 fam ...
'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1877)Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1877)
** ''Percolaspis compta onca'' ( Bechyné, 1950)Percolaspis concoloripes
''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 fam ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1950)Percolaspis gestroi
''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 ...
'' ( Jacoby, 1899)
* ''Percolaspis hypoxantha
''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 ...
'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1878)Percolaspis inquinata
''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 ...
'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1878)
** ''Percolaspis inquinata acrocostata'' ( Bechyné, 1957)
** ''Percolaspis inquinata inquinata'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1878)
** ''Percolaspis inquinata quebracha'' ( Bechyné, 1954)Percolaspis maculipes
''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 ...
'' (Harold
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, 1875)
** ''Percolaspis maculipes concupiens'' ( Bechyné, 1951)Harold
Harold may refer to:
People
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Arts ...
, 1875)
** ''Percolaspis maculipes paraibensis'' Bechyné, 1958Percolaspis ornata
''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 fam ...
'' ( Germar, 1824)
** ''Percolaspis ornata ornata'' ( Germar, 1824)
** ''Percolaspis ornata subtilis'' (Weise __NOTOC__
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* '' Percolaspis pumilio'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1884)Percolaspis rugosa
''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 ...
'' ( Germar, 1824)
** ''Percolaspis rugosa godmani'' ( Jacoby, 1881)
** ''Percolaspis rugosa latipes'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1965Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1877)Percolaspis stenopoda
''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 ...
'' ( Bechyné, 1951)Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1884)Percolaspis rugosa
''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 ...
'' ( Germar, 1824)
References
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Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Central America
Beetles of South America