Pseudometaxis
Genus of leaf beetles from Asia
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Pseudometaxis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.[1][2][3]
| Pseudometaxis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Bromiini |
| Genus: | Pseudometaxis Jacoby, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudometaxis serraticollis (= Pseudometaxis serratithorax Chen, 1940) Jacoby, 1900 (nec Baly, 1867) | |
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
- Pseudometaxis minutus Pic, 1923 – China (Yunnan)
- Pseudometaxis rufescens Pic, 1927[4] – Sumatra
- Pseudometaxis serraticollis (Baly, 1867)[5] – Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malayasia, Sumatra
- Pseudometaxis serratithorax Chen, 1940 – Myanmar
- Pseudometaxis tonkineus Pic, 1924 – Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms:
- Pseudometaxis hirsutus Pic, 1928: synonym of Pseudometaxis tonkineus Pic, 1924
- Pseudometaxis maculatus Chûjô, 1964: synonym of Pseudometaxis serraticollis (Baly, 1867)
- Pseudometaxis nanus Chen, 1940: synonym of Fidia submaculata (Pic, 1924)
- Pseudometaxis serraticollis Jacoby, 1900 (nec Baly, 1867): renamed to Pseudometaxis serratithorax Chen, 1940
- Pseudometaxis submaculatus (Pic, 1924): moved to Fidia