Lobispa

Lobispa is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of three species from Central America and northern South America. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus superficially resembles the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae).^[1]

Lobispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Cubispini
Genus:	Lobispa Staines, 2001[1]
Type species
Lobispa expansa Staines, 2001[1]
Species
Lobispa callosa Lobispa expansa Lobispa sentus

The genus name comes from lobus (Greek for "an elongated projection") plus -ispa from the subfamily name Hispinae.

Species

There are three species included in Lobispa:^[1]

• Lobispa callosa (Baly, 1885) – distributed from Costa Rica to Colombia
• Lobispa expansa Staines, 2001 – distributed from Panama to Venezuela
• Lobispa sentus Staines, 2001 – distributed from Costa Rica to Panama