Abirus
# Abirus

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.

## Species

The following species are placed in the genus:

* Abirus aeneus (Wiedemann, 1821)
* Abirus andamansis Lefèvre, 1891
* Abirus angustatus Lefèvre, 1887
* Abirus apicalis (Baly, 1867)
* Abirus balyi Medvedev, 2019
* Abirus ceylonicus Jacoby, 1908
* Abirus coerulea (Jacoby, 1877)
* Abirus elegans (Baly, 1864)
* Abirus elongatus Jacoby, 1908
* Abirus flavopilosus Jacoby, 1884
* Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
* Abirus globicollis Lefèvre, 1890
* Abirus hageni Lefèvre, 1887
* Abirus igneicollis Jacoby, 1908
* Abirus laticornis Tan, 1982
* Abirus philippinensis (Baly, 1867)
* Abirus piceipes (Baly, 1867)
* Abirus puberulus Lefèvre, 1876
* Abirus rubripes Lefèvre, 1885
* Abirus speciosus Jacoby, 1895
* Abirus subrugosus Jacoby, 1884
* Abirus tuberculipennis Lefèvre, 1885
* Abirus vaksovi Medvedev & Romantsov, 2014
* Abirus violaceus Jacoby, 1884
* Abirus xishuangensis Tan, 1982

Synonyms:

* Abirus denticollis Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
* Abirus granosus Lefèvre, 1893: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
* Abirus harmandi Lefèvre, 1876: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
* Abirus kiotoensis Pic, 1944: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
* Abirus yashiroi Yuasa, 1930: synonym of Abirus fortunei (Baly, 1861)
