Hermesia (beetle) explained

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

The genus was previously considered a synonym of Hylax, but in 1995 it was restored as a separate genus.^[1]

Species

As of 1995, Hermesia contains three species:^[1]

• Hermesia aurata (Olivier, 1808) (Synonym: Chalcophana nitidissimus Erichson, 1847)
• Hermesia cyanea Bowditch, 1921
• Hermesia inermis Bowditch, 1921 (Synonym: Rhabdopterus violaceus Jacoby, 1882)

Notes and References

1. R. Wills. Flowers. 1995. Hermesia Lefèvre, a resurrected genus of neotropical Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 97. 1. 35–45.