Lobispa

{{short description|Genus of leaf beetles from the Neotropical realm}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Lobispa

| display_parents = 2

| authority = Staines, 2001{{cite journal|first=C. L.|last=Staines|year=2001|title=A new genus and two new species of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from tropical America|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16279340|journal=Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington|volume=103|issue=1|pages=98–102}}

| type_species = Lobispa expansa

| type_species_authority = Staines, 2001

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

}}

Lobispa is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of three species from Central America and northern South America. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus superficially resembles the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae).

The genus name comes from lobus (Greek for "an elongated projection") plus -ispa from the subfamily name Hispinae.

Species

There are three species included in Lobispa:

References