Pheloticus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is mainly found in Madagascar, with four additional species found on the Mascarene Islands. Many species had been previously placed in the related genus Syagrus by Jan Bechyně.
Species Species described from Madagascar:
Species described from Réunion and Mauritius (but placed in Lymidus by Bechyné (1957)): Pheloticus bimaculicollis (Jacoby, 1902) – Mauritius Pheloticus dilutus (Lefèvre, 1877) – Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar (?) Pheloticus lateralis (Jacoby, 1898) – Mauritius Pheloticus mauritiae (Jacoby, 1898) – Mauritius
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