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Agonita
Agonita is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Species have been recorded from Africa and Asia.
Luperus
Luperus is a genus of mostly Palaearctic, skeletonizing leaf beetles, belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae and typical of the tribe Luperini.
Cheilotoma
Cheilotoma is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae of the leaf beetles family.
Hispellinus
Hispellinus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Nympharescus
Nympharescus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Demotispa
Demotispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Oomorphus
Oomorphus is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Oomorphus. thumb|Oomorphus concolor
Myochrous
Myochrous is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in Myochrous. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) and (color).
Aplosonyx
Aplosonyx is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Stolas
genus of tortoise beetles
Megalostomis
Megalostomis is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Megalostomis.
Calomicrus
Calomicrus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Imatidium
Imatidium is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Sphenoraia
Sphenoraia is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 24 described species in Sphenoraia. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palaearctic. thumb|Sphenoraia nebulosa, China
Micrispa
Micrispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Urodera
Urodera is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about nine described species in Urodera.
Leptispa
Leptispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Chrysochus
Chrysochus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America, Europe and Asia.
Calliaspis
Calliaspis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Coraia
Coraia is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least four described species in Coraia. They are distributed from southern Texas to Central America.
Javeta
Javeta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, species are recorded from China, Indochina and (mostly) Malesia.
Homalispa
Homalispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Anomoea
Anomoea is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. The name is frequently confused with the tephritid fly genus Anomoia, due to historical confusion over precedence.
Asamangulia
Asamangulia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Aethiopocassis
Aethiopocassis is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Chrysomelidae. thumb|left|Aethiopocassis vigintimaculata
Medythia
Medythia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Cyrtonus
Cyrtonus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Octotoma
Octotoma is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in Octotoma.
Oxychalepus
Oxychalepus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Aslamidium
Aslamidium is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Estigmena
Estigmena is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Exosoma
Exosoma is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.
Klitispa
Klitispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Asphaera
Asphaera is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing some 130 species, found in North America, Central America, and the Neotropics.
Platypria
Platypria is a genus of hispine leaf-beetles. There are about 34 species found mostly in the Asian and African tropics. The larvae mine the leaves of plants and hosts include plants in the families Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Myricaceae, Poaceae, Rhamnaceae, Roseaceae and Rubiaceae. The adults are 4 to 7 mm long and have spine like growths on the pronotum and elytra. There are also translucent patches on the elytra. The antennae have 9 segments and arise close to each other on the head.
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 Baltic amber from the Upper Eocene of Russia, and the genus has also been reported from the Miocene of the Dominican Republic.
Acmenychus
Acmenychus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Arima
genus of leaf beetles
Prionispa
Prionispa is a genus of Asian leaf beetles belonging to the tribe Oncocephalini.
Triarius
genus of leaf beetles
Gestronella
Gestronella is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Cleorina
Cleorina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South, East and Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia.
Pilemostoma
Pilemostoma is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus is monotypic, being represented by the single species Pilemostoma fastuosa which is found in Europe. The specific epithet is also sometimes spelled "fastuosum".
Paropsis
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptosp
Trichaltica
Trichaltica is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are some 30 described species, found in North America and the Neotropics.
Chelobasis
Chelobasis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Argopistes
Argopistes is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 50 described species in Argopistes. They are found worldwide.
Platyphora
Platyphora is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Afrocrania
Afrocrania is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. It is distributed in the Afrotropical realm.
Metachroma
Metachroma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Ontario, Canada to Mendoza, Argentina, including the Antilles (where a large number of species occur). It has also been suggested that the genus extends to the Pacific Islands, though this is not confirmed. There are about 140 described species in Metachroma, 40 of which are found north of Mexico. An extinct species is also known from the Eocene of the United States.
Rhadinosa
Rhadinosa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Epistictina
Epistictina is a genus of tortoise beetle found in Asia. There are about 5 species in the genus.
Arescus
Arescus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Cleoporus
Cleoporus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South, East and Southeast Asia.
Corynispa
Corynispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Corynispa clavicornis, which is found in Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro).
Syneta
Syneta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Synetinae. There are about 11 described species in Syneta. The genus is entirely holarctic in distribution, with species appearing in North America, Siberia, East Asia and Northern Europe.
Botryonopa
Bothryonopa is a genus of Asian beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Smaragdina
Smaragdina is a genus of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.
Megapyga
Megapyga is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Chrysomelidae.
Coelomera
Coelomera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.