title: Eurydemus
text: # Eurydemus
  
  Eurydemus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Fiji.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The genus was first erected by the French entomologist Félicien Chapuis for a single species, Eurydemus insignis, reported from Australia and later Fiji. This species was later found to be a junior synonym of Rhyparida grandis, which itself was originally reported from New Caledonia. However, both the records from Australia and New Caledonia are possibly erroneous.
  
  In 1965, British entomologist Brian J. Selman revised the genus, transferring all African species in it seen by him to Afroeurydemus and other related African genera. He suggested that it was almost certain Eurydemus was restricted to Fiji.
  
  ## Species
  
  Fijian species:
  
  * Eurydemus grandis (Baly, 1861)
  
  African species:
  
  * Eurydemus aciculatopunctatus Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus aeneus Jacoby, 1897
  * Eurydemus amabilis Brancsik, 1893
  * Eurydemus carbonarius Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus confinis Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus congoensis Burgeon, 1942
  * Eurydemus depressus Lefèvre, 1890
  * Eurydemus diadematus Bechyné, 1964
     * Eurydemus diadematus diadematus Bechyné, 1964
     * Eurydemus diadematus marianus Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus femoralis Bryant, 1954
  * Eurydemus freyi Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus hartmanni Harold, 1877
  * Eurydemus illustris Bechyné, 1947
  * Eurydemus impressicollis (Fairmaire, 1869)
  * Eurydemus jodasi Bechyné, 1964
  * Eurydemus limbatipennis Achard, 1915
  * Eurydemus lineatocollis Burgeon, 1941
  * Eurydemus metallicus Jacoby, 1892
     * Eurydemus metallicus metallicus Jacoby, 1892
     * Eurydemus metallicus sculpturatus Bechyné, 1956
  * Eurydemus micheli Bechyné, 1947
  * Eurydemus oculatus Chapuis, 1879
  * Eurydemus onerosus Bechyné, 1947
  * Eurydemus ophthalmicus Bechyné, 1947
  * Eurydemus plagiatus Achard, 1915
  * Eurydemus praequestus Bechyné, 1947
  * Eurydemus raffrayi Lefèvre, 1891
  * Eurydemus richardi Burgeon, 1941
  * Eurydemus sobrinus Weise, 1903
  * Eurydemus subimpressus (Fairmaire, 1902)
  * Eurydemus villiersi Burgeon, 1941
  * Eurydemus vittatus Gestro, 1895
  
  Species moved to Microeurydemus:
  
  * Eurydemus airensis Pic, 1950
  