Hylax


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 Hylax apollodorus Bechyné, 1955Hylax analectus Bechyné, 1951Hylax bahiensis Bechyné, 1950Hylax bolivianus Hylax calcaratus
  • * Hylax calcaratus chalcaratus
  • * Hylax calcaratus vianai Hylax chalybaeus Hylax chiriquiensis Hylax chrysodinoides Bechyné, 1951Hylax continuus Hylax coroicensis Bechyné, 1950
  • * Hylax coroicensis coroicensis Bechyné, 1950
  • * Hylax coroicensis subcorpulentus Bechyné, 1958Hylax costaricensis Bechyné, 1951Hylax cupreus Hylax cyanipes Hylax dilatipes Hylax dimidiata Hylax elongatus Hylax ferox Hylax flavipes Hylax guerini Bechyné, 1953Hylax hilaris Hylax humeralis Hylax hoegei Hylax klugi Hylax lateralis Hylax marcapatensis Bechyné, 1955Hylax mexicanus Hylax mutabilis Hylax nigroviolaceus Hylax pereirai Bechyné, 1958Hylax peruanus Hylax plagiatus Hylax pseudoviolaceus Bechyné, 1953Hylax puncticollis Hylax quadriplagiatus Hylax romani Hylax rufimanus Hylax rufotestaceus Hylax rugulosus Hylax rutilans Hylax spinipes Hylax strigatus Hylax strigicollis Hylax tarsalis Hylax tenebrosus Hylax viridis Hylax wygodzinskyi Bechyné, 1950Hylax zikani
The following species were moved to Hermesia:Hylax auratus Hylax auratus violaceus : synonym of Hermesia inermis Bowditch, 1921Hylax cyaneus
Other synonyms:Hylax lateralis : synonym of ''Chalcoplacis plicipennis''