''Abirus'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the
Malay Archipelago
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to the
Indian subcontinent,
China
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, and the
Ryukyu Islands.
The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist
Félicien Chapuis in 1874, as a split of ''
Dermorhytis''.
Species
The following species are placed in the genus:
* ''
Abirus aeneus''
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, 1821)
* ''
Abirus andamansis''
Lefèvre, 1891
* ''
Abirus angustatus
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Lefèvre, 1887
* ''
Abirus apicalis''
( Baly, 1867)
* ''
Abirus balyi
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Medvedev, 2019
* ''
Abirus ceylonicus
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Abirus coerulea
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Jacoby, 1877)
* ''
Abirus elegans
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1864)
* ''
Abirus elongatus
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Abirus flavopilosus
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Jacoby, 1884
* ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
* ''
Abirus globicollis
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
Lefèvre, 1890
* ''
Abirus hageni''
Lefèvre, 1887
* ''
Abirus igneicollis''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Abirus laticornis''
Tan, 1982
* ''
Abirus philippinensis''
( Baly, 1867)
* ''
Abirus piceipes''
( Baly, 1867)
* ''
Abirus puberulus''
Lefèvre, 1876
* ''
Abirus rubripes''
Lefèvre, 1885
* ''
Abirus speciosus''
Jacoby, 1895
* ''
Abirus subrugosus''
Jacoby, 1884
* ''
Abirus tuberculipennis''
Lefèvre, 1885
* ''
Abirus vaksovi''
Medvedev & Romantsov, 2014
* ''
Abirus violaceus''
Jacoby, 1884
* ''
Abirus xishuangensis''
Tan, 1982
Synonyms:
* ''Abirus denticollis''
Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
* ''Abirus granosus''
Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
* ''Abirus harmandi''
Lefèvre, 1876: synonym of ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
* ''Abirus kiotoensis''
Pic, 1944: synonym of ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
* ''Abirus yashiroi''
Yuasa, 1930:
synonym of ''
Abirus fortunei
''Abirus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien ...
''
( Baly, 1861)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Félicien Chapuis
Beetles of Asia
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