A New Genus, Lycoidispa Ramsey, Split from Pentispa Chapuis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Chalepini), with Descriptions of Five New Species

Lycoidispa Ramsey, new genus is proposed for five species previously placed in Pentispa Chapuis, 1877. The following new combinations are proposed and the species redescribed: Lycoidispa amplipennis (Uhmann, 1930), new combination, Lycoidispa cristata (Chapuis, 1877), new combination, Lycoidispa emarginata (Chapuis, 1877), new combination, Lycoidispa explanata (Chapuis, 1877), new combination, and Lycoidispa parumpunctata (Weise, 1910), new combination and five new species are described: Lycoidispa corona Ramsey, new species, Lycoidispa gravida Ramsey, new species, Lycoidispa lycoides Ramsey, new species, Lycoidispa stevedrotti Ramsey, new species, and Lycoidispa tenebrae Ramsey, new species. Following this revision, Lycoidispa contains ten species. A historical review of the literature is given, and suggestions for future research are outlined.