Eurypelta Explained

Eurypelta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from India.^[1]

The genus was originally named Euraspis by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name was determined to be a spelling error of Euryaspis, which was preoccupied by the beetle genus Euryaspis Blanchard, 1851, so Chapuis's genus was renamed to Eurypelta by Édouard Lefèvre in 1885.

Species

• Eurypelta modesta (Fabricius, 1792)
• Eurypelta splendida Medvedev, 2018^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jacoby, M.. 1908. Bingham. C. T.. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor & Francis. London.
2. Medvedev. L.N.. 2018. New taxa of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) from South India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 14. 2. 249–251. 10.23885/181433262018142-249251. free.