Freudeita
Freudeita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in South America. The genus is dedicated to the German entomologist.
In May 2019, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approved an application to introduce Freudeita cf. cupripennis as a biological control agent against the moth plant, an invasive weed in New Zealand.
Species
Freudeita alternata Freudeita callosa Bechyné, 1953Freudeita chalcites Freudeita colligens Bechyné, 1951Freudeita cruda Bechyné, 1951Freudeita cuprinula Bechyné, 1950- * Freudeita cuprinula cuprinula Bechyné, 1950
- * Freudeita cuprinula fortis Bechyné & Bechyné, 1964
- * Freudeita cuprinula maldonaldoi Bechyné, 1953Freudeita cupripennis Freudeita duplicata Freudeita interlata Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961Freudeita iracunda Bechyné, 1950Freudeita macroscopia Bechyné, 1954Freudeita parellina Freudeita peruviana Freudeita plaumanni Bechyné, 1951Freudeita porosa Freudeita proligens Bechyné, 1951Freudeita subopaca Bechyné, 1950Freudeita violacea
- * Freudeita violacea cyaneoazurea Bechyné, 1951
- * Freudeita violacea subnitida Bechyné, 1950
- * Freudeita violacea violacea Freudeita viridipes
- * Freudeita viridipes cyanea
- * Freudeita viridipes viridipes