Abirus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from the Malay Archipelago to the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Ryukyu Islands. The genus was first established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874, as a split of Dermorhytis.
Abirus fortunei is known as a major pest of mulberry in China.
Species The following species are placed in the genus:
Abirus aeneus (Wiedemann, 1821) – Java Abirus andamansis Lefèvre, 1891 – Andaman Islands Abirus angustatus Lefèvre, 1887 – Southern India Abtrus attenuatus Pic, 1946 – Philippines Abirus apicalis (Baly, 1867) – Borneo Abirus balyi Medvedev, 2019 – Borneo Abirus ceylonicus Jacoby, 1908 – Sri Lanka Abirus coerulea (Jacoby, 1877) – Borneo Abirus elegans (Baly, 1864) – Peninsular Malaysia Abirus elongatus Jacoby, 1908 – West Bengal (Darjeeling) Abirus flavopilosus Jacoby, 1884 – Sumatra, Bali Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861) China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, North Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam Abirus globicollis Lefèvre, 1890 – Bangka Abirus hageni Lefèvre, 1887 – Sumatra Abirus igneicollis Jacoby, 1908 – Myanmar Abirus laticornis Tan, 1982 – Southwest China (Yunnan) Abirus philippinensis (Baly, 1867) – Philippines Abirus piceipes (Baly, 1867) – Java Abirus puberulus Lefèvre, 1876 – Java Abirus rubripes Lefèvre, 1885 – Sri Lanka Abirus speciosus Jacoby, 1895 – New Guinea Abirus subrugosus Jacoby, 1884 – Sumatra Abirus tuberculipennis Lefèvre, 1885 – Philippines Abirus vaksovi Medvedev & Romantsov, 2014 – Borneo (Sabah) Abirus violaceus Jacoby, 1884 – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra Abirus xishuangensis Tan, 1982 – Southwest China (Yunnan)
Synonyms: Abirus denticollis Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861) Abirus granosus Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861) Abirus harmandi Lefèvre, 1876: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861) Abirus kiotoensis Pic, 1944: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861) Abirus yashiroi Yuasa, 1930: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
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