See text Blepharida is a genus of leaf beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae.

[2] There are currently 73 known species in Blepharida, which are found in the Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and southern Palearctic realms.

In 1968, Bechyné elevated both to the status of genera, and erected a new genus Blepharidina to contain Afrotropical species of Blepharida.

In 1982, Seeno and Wilcox returned to the three subgenera described by Heikertinger and Csiki, but retained Blepharidina; despite this, in 1983, Scherer placed many Afrotropical species in Blepharida.

In 1998, Furth considered it to have sixteen genera, and in 1999 Medvedev added three more for a total of nineteen.