Coleothorpa is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The group is largely composed of species that were originally placed in the genus Euryscopa; some authorities have suggested placing these species into the genus CoscinopteraAgrain, F. A., and S. Roig-Juñent (2011) Systematics and cladistics of Megalostomis Chevrolat, and the biogeography of Clytrini (Coleoptera: Cryptocephalinae). Systematic Entomol. 36: 672–704 but the most recent revisions prefer to retain it as a separate genus.Uriel Jeshua Sánchez-Reyes, Santiago Niño-Maldonado, Shawn M. Clark, Fatima Magdalena Sandoval-Becerra, Itzcóatl Martínez-Sánchez, José Norberto Lucio-García (2021) New and remarkable distribution record of Proctophana basalis Lacordaire in northeastern Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist 45(4): 1085-1090
Selected species Coleothorpa aenescens (Crotch, 1873) Coleothorpa axillaris (J. L. LeConte, 1868) Coleothorpa dominicana (Fabricius, 1801) Coleothorpa mucorea (J. L. LeConte, 1858) Coleothorpa panochensis (Gilbert, 1981) Coleothorpa seminuda (Horn, 1892) Coleothorpa vittigera (J. L. LeConte, 1861)
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Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .