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Polyconia
Polyconia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Parascela
Parascela is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South, East and Southeast Asia. The genus was originally placed in the tribe Adoxini, but is now placed close to Basilepta in the tribe Typophorini. Parascela differs from Basilepta by having a densely punctured pronotum with weak lateral carinae, and elytra that are covered with setae or rugose, though Parascela can probably even be considered a species group within Basilepta.
Sermylassa
thumb | right | alt=Sermylassa halensis, Sweden. | Sermylassa halensis, Sweden. Sermylassa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Ischnocodia
Ischnocodia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Melanispa
Melanispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Dorcathispa
Dorcathispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Squamispa
Squamispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Ophraea
Ophraea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about eight described species in Ophraea. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.
Paropsisterna
Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves.
Sennius
Sennius is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 20 described species in Sennius.
Blepharida
Blepharida is a genus of leaf beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae. They have co-evolved with plants in the genus Bursera, which they feed on. The plants have developed a sticky, poisonous resin that sprays out when the leaves are bitten into, and the beetles have evolved to cut through the veins of the leaves to disable this mechanism first. There are currently 73 known species in Blepharida, which are found in the Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and southern Palearctic realms.
Rhyparida
Rhyparida is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is mainly distributed in the Australasian, Oceanian and Indomalayan realms. It is most species-rich in Australia (about 100 species) and New Guinea (about 90 species), and reaches as far east as Samoa. Two species are also known from the African islands of Madagascar and Seychelles.
Neolochmaea
Neolochmaea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are three described species in Neolochmaea. They are found in the Neotropics. thumb|Neolochmaea dilatipennis
Promecotheca
Promecotheca is a genus of Asian leaf beetles, typical of the tribe Promecothecini in the subfamily Cassidinae; it was erected by Émile Blanchard in 1853.
Labidomera
Labidomera is a genus of leaf beetles.
Dercetina
Dercetina is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Mimosestes
Mimosestes is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are about 13 described species in Mimosestes.
Probaenia
Probaenia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Aoria
genus of leaf beetles
Thomispa
Thomispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Thomispa feae, which is found on São Tomé.
Pharangispa
Pharangispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Hybosinota
Hybosinota is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Chrysomelidae.
Platyauchenia
Platyauchenia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Spaethaspis
Spaethaspis is a genus of Neotropical leaf beetles belonging to the tribe Imatidiini.
Taumacera
Taumacera is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. The genus was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1814. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in Taumacera, but they may actually belong in a different genus.
Parvispa
Parvispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Parvispa marmorata, which is found in Bolivia.
Hemipyxis
Hemipyxis is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, eastern Asia, and Australasia.
Monagonia
Monagonia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Charistena
Charistena is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Kuschelina
Kuschelina is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are some 30 described species, from the Nearctic and Neotropics. thumb|Kuschelina vians
Diorhabda
Diorhabda is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The beetles feed on Tamarix (tamarisk or saltcedar) The genus is native to Europe and Asia, but several species have been intentionally introduced to North America as biological control agents for Tamarix. Common names include tamarisk beetle and saltcedar leaf beetle.
Agetocera
Agetocera is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 25 described species in Agetocera. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palaearctic, especially in China.
Heptachispa
Heptachispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Agelasa
Agelasa is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are two described species in Agelasa, one extinct. They are found in the Palearctic.
Wallacispa
Wallacispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Pleurispa
Pleurispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Phygasia
Phygasia is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are around 70 described species in Phygasia, found in the Palearctic, Indomalaya, and tropical Africa. thumb|Phygasia ornata, Hong Kong
Geomela
Geomela is a genus containing several small dark beetles in the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles). They are flat when compared with other leaf beetles. There are 13 species which occur mainly in the southeastern parts of Australia (Victoria, New South Wales, and eastern South Australia).
Gallerucida
thumb| Gallerucida bifasciata, Japanese knotweed leaf beetle
Temnocthispa
Temnocthispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Platocthispa
Platocthispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Aproida
Aproida is a genus of Australian tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with three recognized species. It is the only member of the tribe Aproidini.
Solenispa
Solenispa is a genus of central American leaf beetles belonging to the tribe Hybosispini.
Podagrica
Podagrica is a genus of flea beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. There are some 55 species in the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions.
Neochlamisus
thumb|Larval fecal case thumb|Larva removed from its fecal case
Sceloenopla
thumb|Sceloenopla sparsa, Brazil thumb|Sceloenopla bidens, Brazil thumb|Sceloenopla pulcherrima, Brazil thumb|Sceloenopla bahiana, Brazil
Sternoplispa
Sternoplispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Philodonta
Philodonta is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Chrysopida
Chrysopida is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in the Philippines, Celebes and Taiwan.
Oxycephala
Oxycephala is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Oxycephala cornigera, which is found on New Ireland and New Britain.
Spilophora
Spilophora is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Parchicola
Parchicola is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 4 described species, found in North America and the Neotropics. thumb
Pseudispa
Pseudispa is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Chrysomelidae.
Oediopalpa
Oediopalpa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Monomacra
Monomacra is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are some 120 species, from the Nearctic and Neotropics.
Dematochroma
Dematochroma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is mostly distributed in New Caledonia, though it is also found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Timor and Vanuatu. Adult beetles (usually less than 1 cm long) are often found at night feeding on leaves, and the larvae eat roots.
Euprionota
Euprionota is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Calamispa
Calamispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Calamispa fasciata, which is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).
Spermophagus
thumb|Spermophagus sp. Spermophagus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae subfamily Bruchinae.
Algarobius
Algarobius is a genus of pea and bean weevils in the beetle family Chrysomelidae. There are about six described species in Algarobius.