Acrothinium gaschkevitchii

Acrothinium gaschkevitchii is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is distributed in East Asia.

Etymology
The species is named after the wife of Russian diplomat Iosif Goshkevich. She had sent Motschulsky a collection of insects from Japan, including specimens of Acrothinium gaschkevitchii, that she had collected in the vicinity of her residence at Hakodate and during her trips between Honshu and Hokkaido.

Subspecies
There are five subspecies of A. gaschkevitchii:
 * Acrothinium gaschkevitchii gaschkevitchii (Motschulsky, 1861) – China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
 * Acrothinium gaschkevitchii matsuii Nakane, 1956 – Japan (Okinoerabu)
 * Acrothinium gaschkevitchii okinawense Nakane, 1985 – Japan (Okinawa)
 * Acrothinium gaschkevitchii shirakii Nakane, 1956 – Japan (Amami Ōshima, Okinawa)
 * Acrothinium gaschkevitchii tokaraense Nakane, 1956 – Japan (Tokara Islands)