Hylax is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] It is distributed in Central America and South America.[3]
| Hylax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Hylax Lefèvre, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Amasis calcaratus Chapuis, 1874
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| Synonyms | |
The species Hylax bahiensis was recorded attacking clonal eucalyptus plantations and forest restoration areas between 2010 and 2013 in the states of Espírito Santo, Bahia and Minas Gerais in Brazil.[4]
Species
edit- Hylax aeneus (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax apollodorus Bechyné, 1955[5]
- Hylax analectus Bechyné, 1951
- Hylax bahiensis Bechyné, 1950
- Hylax bolivianus (Jacoby, 1882)
- Hylax calcaratus (Chapuis, 1874)[1]
- Hylax chalybaeus (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax chiriquiensis (Jacoby, 1900)
- Hylax chrysodinoides Bechyné, 1951
- Hylax continuus (Bechyné, 1949)
- Hylax coroicensis Bechyné, 1950
- Hylax costaricensis Bechyné, 1951
- Hylax cupreus (Olivier, 1791)
- Hylax cyanipes (Lefèvre, 1884)
- Hylax dilatipes (Bowditch, 1921)
- Hylax dimidiata (Jacoby, 1900)[5]
- Hylax elongatus (Lefèvre, 1884)
- Hylax ferox (Baly, 1865)
- Hylax flavipes (Lefèvre, 1885)
- Hylax guerini Bechyné, 1953[2]
- Hylax hilaris (Lefèvre, 1884)
- Hylax humeralis (Baly, 1860)
- Hylax hoegei (Jacoby, 1890)
- Hylax klugi (Lefèvre, 1884)
- Hylax lateralis (Germar, 1824)[5]
- Hylax marcapatensis Bechyné, 1955[5]
- Hylax mexicanus (Jacoby, 1881)
- Hylax mutabilis (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax nigroviolaceus (Jacoby, 1900)
- Hylax pereirai Bechyné, 1958[6]
- Hylax peruanus (Lefèvre, 1895)
- Hylax plagiatus (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax pseudoviolaceus Bechyné, 1953[2]
- Hylax puncticollis (Jacoby, 1890)
- Hylax quadriplagiatus (Jacoby, 1881)
- Hylax romani (Weise, 1921)
- Hylax rufimanus (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax rufotestaceus (Lefèvre, 1878)
- Hylax rugulosus (Lefèvre, 1882)
- Hylax rutilans (Lefèvre, 1885)
- Hylax spinipes (Latreille, 1832)
- Hylax strigatus (Lefèvre, 1884)
- Hylax strigicollis (Jacoby, 1890)
- Hylax tarsalis (Lefèvre, 1885)
- Hylax tenebrosus (Jacoby, 1890)
- Hylax viridis (Bowditch, 1921)
- Hylax wygodzinskyi Bechyné, 1950
- Hylax zikani (Bechyné, 1949)
The following species were moved to Hermesia:[7]
- Hylax auratus (Olivier, 1808)
- Hylax auratus violaceus (Jacoby, 1882): synonym of Hermesia inermis Bowditch, 1921
- Hylax cyaneus (Bowditch, 1921)
Other synonyms:
- Hylax lateralis (Lefèvre, 1878): synonym of Chalcoplacis plicipennis (Germar, 1824)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ a b c Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
- ^ Flowers, R. Wills (1995). "Some Corrections to the Generic Records of Central American Eumolpinae (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)". The Florida Entomologist. 78 (3): 553–557. doi:10.2307/3495545. JSTOR 3495545.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mafia, R.G.; da Silva, J.B.; Ramos, J.F.; Mafia, G.V.; Rosado-Neto, G.H.; Ferronatto, E.M.O. (2015). "Hylax bahiensis Bechyné (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae): a New Potential Pest of Eucalyptus and Species Used for Atlantic Rainforest Restoration". Neotropical Entomology. 44 (1): 98–100. doi:10.1007/s13744-014-0256-3. PMID 26013018. S2CID 256232508.
- ^ a b c d e Bechyné, J. (1955). "Reise des Herrn G. Frey in Südamerika: Eumolpidae (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 6: 569–657.
- ^ a b Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.
- ^ Flowers, R. Wills (1995). "Hermesia Lefèvre, a resurrected genus of neotropical Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 97 (1): 35–45.