This genus was previously known as Tomyris (named by Félicien Chapuis in 1874) or Odontionopa (named by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842). However, both of these names were found to be preoccupied, and the genus was renamed to Eboo by C. A. M. Reid in 1993. The generic name is a phonetic rendering of ibu, the Indonesian word for "mother".
The genus is placed in the subtribe Ebooina, also named by Reid, a replacement name for "Tomyrina".
Odontionopa queenslandicaWeise, 1923, nec Lea, 1915: renamed to Eboo weisei Reid, 1993
References
123456Reid, C. A. M. (1993). "Eboo, nom. nov.: Redescription of Type Species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 47 (1): 61–67. JSTOR4008912.
12Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol.10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp.i–iv, 1–455.