''Beltia'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is known from the
Neotropical realm. It was first erected by
Martin Jacoby
Martin Jacoby (12 April 1842, Altona – 24 December 1907, London) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae (formerly known as Phytophaga). He was also a musician who played in the orchestra of the Royal I ...
in 1881 for a single species from
Nicaragua. In 2018, it was redefined to include fourteen new species from Central America and northwestern South America, as well as four species transferred from ''
Colaspoides
''Colaspoides'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 260 species worldwide. It is an extant genus but there is at least one species, ''C. eocenicus'', found in ...
''.
Species
* ''
Beltia angustomarginata''
( Bechyné, 1953)
* ''
Beltia awapita''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia chiriquensis''
( Jacoby, 1882)
* ''
Beltia confusa''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia gorgona''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia herreri''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia ledesmae''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia napoensis''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia nicaraguensis''
Jacoby, 1881
* ''
Beltia osa''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia placidula''
( Bechyné, 1950)
* ''
Beltia rugosa''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia sanchezae''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia talaga''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia tilarana''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia tisingalita''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia tsachila''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia vacilona''
Flowers, 2018
* ''
Beltia weyrauchi
''Beltia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the Neotropical realm. It was first erected by Martin Jacoby in 1881 for a single species from Nicaragua. In 2018, it was redefined to include fourteen new sp ...
''
( Bechyné, 1950)
References
Chrysomelidae genera
Eumolpinae
Beetles of North America
Beetles of South America
Taxa named by Martin Jacoby
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