Jolibrotica is a genus of Asian leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae and tribe Luperini (subtribe Luperina, section Phyllobroticites). The genus was erected by Chi-Feng Lee and Jan Bezděk in 2015, with species that were previously considered very similar to Phyllobrotica. They named Jolibrotica after the French entomologist Pierre Jolivet (1922-2020), who was a specialist in Chrysomelids.Lee, Chi-Feng, Bezděk J (2015) Revision of “Phyllobrotica” from Taiwan with description of Jolibrotica gen. n. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). ZooKeys 547: 75-92 . To date (2025), species have only been found in Taiwan.
Species The Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: genus Jolibrotica Lee & Bezdĕk, 2015 (retrieved 25 August 2025) includes: Jolibrotica chujoi Jolibrotica sauteri – type species (as Luperus sauteri )
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External links Images at iNaturalist