Basilepta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It includes over 300 described species, which are widely distributed in Asia and are most diverse in the tropics. A single species is known from Africa, Basilepta birungana.
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Basilepta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It includes over 300 described species, which are widely distributed in Asia and are most diverse in the tropics. A single species is known from Africa, Basilepta birungana.
Basilepta fulvipes is a pest of crops such as soybean, maize and bananas. Basilepta subcostata is a major pest of bananas and plantains in India, particularly in the northeast.
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