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 EspÃÂrito Santo, Bahia and Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Species
- Hylax aeneus <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax apollodorus <small>Bechyné, 1955</small>
- Hylax analectus <small>Bechyné, 1951</small>
- Hylax bahiensis <small>Bechyné, 1950</small>
- Hylax bolivianus <small>(Jacoby, 1882)</small>
- Hylax calcaratus <small>(Chapuis, 1874)</small>
- Hylax calcaratus chalcaratus <small>(Chapuis, 1874)</small>
- Hylax calcaratus vianai <small>(Bechyné, 1949)</small>
- Hylax chalybaeus <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax chiriquiensis <small>(Jacoby, 1900)</small>
- Hylax chrysodinoides <small>Bechyné, 1951</small>
- Hylax continuus <small>(Bechyné, 1949)</small>
- Hylax coroicensis <small>Bechyné, 1950</small>
- Hylax coroicensis coroicensis <small>Bechyné, 1950</small>
- Hylax coroicensis subcorpulentus <small>Bechyné, 1958</small>
- Hylax costaricensis <small>Bechyné, 1951</small>
- Hylax cupreus <small>(Olivier, 1791)</small>
- Hylax cyanipes <small>(Lefèvre, 1884)</small>
- Hylax dilatipes <small>(Bowditch, 1921)</small>
- Hylax dimidiata <small>(Jacoby, 1900)</small>
- Hylax elongatus <small>(Lefèvre, 1884)</small>
- Hylax ferox <small>(Baly, 1865)</small>
- Hylax flavipes <small>(Lefèvre, 1885)</small>
- Hylax guerini <small>Bechyné, 1953</small>
- Hylax hilaris <small>(Lefèvre, 1884)</small>
- Hylax humeralis <small>(Baly, 1860)</small>
- Hylax hoegei <small>(Jacoby, 1890)</small>
- Hylax klugi <small>(Lefèvre, 1884)</small>
- Hylax lateralis <small>(Germar, 1824)</small>
- Hylax marcapatensis <small>Bechyné, 1955</small>
- Hylax mexicanus <small>(Jacoby, 1881)</small>
- Hylax mutabilis <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax nigroviolaceus <small>(Jacoby, 1900)</small>
- Hylax pereirai <small>Bechyné, 1958</small>
- Hylax peruanus <small>(Lefèvre, 1895)</small>
- Hylax plagiatus <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax pseudoviolaceus <small>Bechyné, 1953</small>
- Hylax puncticollis <small>(Jacoby, 1890)</small>
- Hylax quadriplagiatus <small>(Jacoby, 1881)</small>
- Hylax romani <small>(Weise, 1921)</small>
- Hylax rufimanus <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax rufotestaceus <small>(Lefèvre, 1878)</small>
- Hylax rugulosus <small>(Lefèvre, 1882)</small>
- Hylax rutilans <small>(Lefèvre, 1885)</small>
- Hylax spinipes <small>(Latreille, 1832)</small>
- Hylax strigatus <small>(Lefèvre, 1884)</small>
- Hylax strigicollis <small>(Jacoby, 1890)</small>
- Hylax tarsalis <small>(Lefèvre, 1885)</small>
- Hylax tenebrosus <small>(Jacoby, 1890)</small>
- Hylax viridis <small>(Bowditch, 1921)</small>
- Hylax wygodzinskyi <small>Bechyné, 1950</small>
- Hylax zikani <small>(Bechyné, 1949)</small>
The following species were moved to Hermesia:
- Hylax auratus <small>(Olivier, 1808)</small>
- Hylax auratus violaceus <small>(Jacoby, 1882)</small>: synonym of Hermesia inermis <small>Bowditch, 1921</small>
- Hylax cyaneus <small>(Bowditch, 1921)</small>
Other synonyms:
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