Microtheca is a genus of Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles). It is native to South America, with two species also occurring in the southeastern United States as introduced species.
Species The genus includes the following 15 species:
Microtheca bechynei – Peru Microtheca boliviana – Bolivia Microtheca columbiana – Colombia Microtheca freyi – Peru Microtheca lacustris – Peru Microtheca nitens – Bolivia Microtheca ochroloma (yellow-margined leaf beetle) – Brazil, Argentina, Chile, North America (introduced) Microtheca orophila – Bolivia Microtheca parvula – Argentina Microtheca picea – Uruguay, North America (introduced) Microtheca piceitarsis – Brazil Microtheca planicollis – Argentina, Brazil Microtheca punctigera – Argentina, Chile, Brazil Microtheca rubricollis – Chile Microtheca semilaevis – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru Microtheca weyrauchi – Peru
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