Beltia
Beltia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the Neotropical realm. It was first erected by Martin Jacoby in 1881 for a single species from Nicaragua. In 2018, it was redefined to include fourteen new species from Central America and northwestern South America, as well as four species transferred from Colaspoides.
Species
Beltia angustomarginata – central PanamaBeltia awapita Flowers, 2018 – northwestern EcuadorBeltia chiriquensis – central Costa Rica to eastern PanamaBeltia confusa Flowers, 2018 – Amazonian PeruBeltia gorgona Flowers, 2018 – Pacific coast of ColombiaBeltia herreri Flowers, 2018 – northwestern Costa Rica, northwestern PanamaBeltia ledesmae Flowers, 2018 – Ecuador west of the AndesBeltia napoensis Flowers, 2018 – Ecuador, Peru, Colombia Beltia nicaraguensis Jacoby, 1881 – southern Nicaragua, northern Costa RicaBeltia osa Flowers, 2018 – Costa Rica–Panama borderBeltia placidula – Amazonian region of northern PeruBeltia rugosa Flowers, 2018 – Pacific coast of ColombiaBeltia sanchezae Flowers, 2018 – Costa Rica Beltia talaga Flowers, 2018 – eastern slope of the Ecuadorian AndesBeltia tilarana Flowers, 2018 – Costa Rica Beltia tisingalita Flowers, 2018 – Costa Rica–Panama border Beltia tsachila Flowers, 2018 – western slope of the Ecuadorian AndesBeltia vacilona Flowers, 2018 – Costa RicaBeltia weyrauchi – eastern Peruvian Andes