Percolaspis


Percolaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South America and Central America, though it has also been reported from southern Florida in the United States. It is associated with the plant families Rubiaceae and Fabaceae in Central America.
In Brazil, Percolaspis ornata is an important pest of Theobroma cacao in Bahia and Espírito Santo. A species identified as Percolaspis cf. ornata was also recently found feeding and damaging soybean, corn and cotton crops in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Species

Percolaspis acuticollis Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961Percolaspis aeraria
Synonyms:Colaspis pulchella insolvens : Synonym of ''Percolaspis rugosa''