Hylax

Hylax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Eumolpini
Genus:	Hylax; Lefèvre, 1884
Type species
	Amasis calcaratus; Chapuis, 1874
Synonyms
	Amasis Chapuis, 1874; (preoccupied)

Hylax is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central America and South America.

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.

Species

Hylax aeneus (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia
Hylax apollodorus Bechyné, 1955 – Paraguay
Hylax analectus Bechyné, 1951 – Bolivia
Hylax bahiensis Bechyné, 1950 – Brazil
Hylax bolivianus (Jacoby, 1882) – Bolivia
Hylax calcaratus (Chapuis, 1874)
- Hylax calcaratus chalcaratus (Chapuis, 1874) – Brazil
- Hylax calcaratus vianai (Bechyné, 1949) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Hylax chalybaeus (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia, Mexico, Panama
Hylax chiriquiensis (Jacoby, 1900) – Panama
Hylax chrysodinoides Bechyné, 1951 – Paraguay, Argentina
Hylax continuus (Bechyné, 1949) – Peru
Hylax coroicensis Bechyné, 1950
- Hylax coroicensis coroicensis Bechyné, 1950 – Bolivia
- Hylax coroicensis subcorpulentus Bechyné, 1958 – Peru
Hylax costaricensis Bechyné, 1951 – Costa Rica
Hylax cupreus (Olivier, 1791) – French Guiana
Hylax cyanipes (Lefèvre, 1884) – French Guiana
Hylax dilatipes (Bowditch, 1921) – Paraguay
Hylax dimidiatus (Jacoby, 1900) – Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador
Hylax elongatus (Lefèvre, 1884) – Ecuador
Hylax ferox (Baly, 1865) – Guyana
Hylax flavipes (Lefèvre, 1885) – Peru
Hylax guerini Bechyné, 1953 – Brazil
Hylax hilaris (Lefèvre, 1884) – Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia
Hylax humeralis (Baly, 1860) – Brazil
Hylax hoegei (Jacoby, 1890) – Mexico
Hylax klugi (Lefèvre, 1884) – French Guiana, Brazil
Hylax lateralis (Germar, 1824) – Guyana, Brazil
Hylax marcapatensis Bechyné, 1955 – Peru
Hylax mexicanus (Jacoby, 1881) – Mexico
Hylax mutabilis (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia
Hylax nigroviolaceus (Jacoby, 1900) – Brazil
Hylax pereirai Bechyné, 1958 – Brazil
Hylax peruanus (Lefèvre, 1895) – Peru
Hylax plagiatus (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia
Hylax pseudoviolaceus Bechyné, 1953 – Guatemala
Hylax puncticollis (Jacoby, 1890) – Mexico
Hylax quadriplagiatus (Jacoby, 1881) – Mexico
Hylax romani (Weise, 1921) – Brazil
Hylax rufimanus (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia
Hylax rufotestaceus (Lefèvre, 1878) – Colombia
Hylax rugulosus (Lefèvre, 1882) – Ecuador
Hylax rutilans (Lefèvre, 1885) – Colombia
Hylax spinipes (Latreille, 1832) – South America
Hylax strigatus (Lefèvre, 1884) – French Guiana, Brazil
Hylax strigicollis (Jacoby, 1890) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Hylax tarsalis (Lefèvre, 1885) – Venezuela, Brazil (?)
Hylax tenebrosus (Jacoby, 1890) – Panama
Hylax viridis (Bowditch, 1921) – Costa Rica, Guatemala
Hylax wygodzinskyi Bechyné, 1950 – Argentina
Hylax zikani (Bechyné, 1949) – Brazil

The following species were moved to Hermesia:

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)

References

1 2 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.
↑ "Hylax Lefèvre, 1884". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
1 2 3 Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey bei München (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.
↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 5 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.
↑ Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.
1 2 Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.
↑ Bechyné, J. (1957). "Eumolpides neo-tropicaux de la collection du Museo civico di Storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" di Genova (Col. Phytophaga)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. 69: 226–247.
↑ Scherer, G. (1964). "Beitrag Zur Kenntnis Der Neotropischen Eumolpidenfauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpmae)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 15: 111–128.
↑ 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.

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[Chapuis1874-1] 1 2 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.

[CoL-2] "Hylax Lefèvre, 1884". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[Bechyné1953-3] 1 2 3 Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey bei München (in German). 4: 26–303.

[Flowers1995-4] 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.

[5] 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.

[Bechyné1955-6] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

[Clavareau1914-7] Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.

[Bechyné1958-8] 1 2 Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.

[Bechyné1957-9] Bechyné, J. (1957). "Eumolpides neo-tropicaux de la collection du Museo civico di Storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" di Genova (Col. Phytophaga)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. 69: 226–247.

[Scherer1964-10] Scherer, G. (1964). "Beitrag Zur Kenntnis Der Neotropischen Eumolpidenfauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpmae)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 15: 111–128.

[Flowers1995b-11] 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.