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 <small>(Wiedemann, 1821)</small>
- Abirus andamansis <small>Lefèvre, 1891</small>
- Abirus angustatus <small>Lefèvre, 1887</small>
- Abirus apicalis <small>(Baly, 1867)</small>
- Abirus balyi <small>Medvedev, 2019</small>
- Abirus ceylonicus <small>Jacoby, 1908</small>
- Abirus coerulea <small>(Jacoby, 1877)</small>
- Abirus elegans <small>(Baly, 1864)</small>
- Abirus elongatus <small>Jacoby, 1908</small>
- Abirus flavopilosus <small>Jacoby, 1884</small>
- Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
- Abirus globicollis <small>Lefèvre, 1890</small>
- Abirus hageni <small>Lefèvre, 1887</small>
- Abirus igneicollis <small>Jacoby, 1908</small>
- Abirus laticornis <small>Tan, 1982</small>
- Abirus philippinensis <small>(Baly, 1867)</small>
- Abirus piceipes <small>(Baly, 1867)</small>
- Abirus puberulus <small>Lefèvre, 1876</small>
- Abirus rubripes <small>Lefèvre, 1885</small>
- Abirus speciosus <small>Jacoby, 1895</small>
- Abirus subrugosus <small>Jacoby, 1884</small>
- Abirus tuberculipennis <small>Lefèvre, 1885</small>
- Abirus vaksovi <small>Medvedev & Romantsov, 2014</small>
- Abirus violaceus <small>Jacoby, 1884</small>
- Abirus xishuangensis <small>Tan, 1982</small>
Synonyms:
- Abirus denticollis <small>Lefèvre, 1893</small>: synonym of Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
- Abirus granosus <small>Lefèvre, 1893</small>: synonym of Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
- Abirus harmandi <small>Lefèvre, 1876</small>: synonym of Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
- Abirus kiotoensis <small>Pic, 1944</small>: synonym of Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
- Abirus yashiroi <small>Yuasa, 1930</small>: synonym of Abirus fortunei <small>(Baly, 1861)</small>
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