Mylassa (beetle)


Mylassa is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is the only member of the tribe Mylassini within the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. There are thirteen described species distributed in the southern part of South America.

Species

Mylassa crassicollis Mylassa daccordii Mylassa ferruginea Mylassa flavolimbata Mylassa frigens Mylassa fuliginosa Mylassa longicornis Mylassa mirabilis Mylassa monrosi Mylassa obliquata Mylassa pectinicornis Mylassa postmediana
  • ''Mylassa rubronotata''

Synonyms

Mylassa chacallaoi is a junior synonym of Mylassa obliquata in Sassi, 2025. Also, Mylassa discariana and Mylassa fasciatipennis are junior synonyms of Mylassa crassicollis in Sassi, 2025. Also, Mylassa socia is a junior synonym of Mylassa rubronotata in Sassi, 2025 ).