''Pseudometaxis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
leaf beetle
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...
. It is distributed in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
and
Southern China
South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not ...
.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* ''
Pseudometaxis minutus
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
Pic, 1923 – China (
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
)
* ''
Pseudometaxis rufescens
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
Pic, 1927 – Sumatra
* ''
Pseudometaxis serraticollis
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
(Baly Baly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ahmed Baly (born 1976), Egyptian judoka
* Joseph Sugar Baly (1816–1890), English doctor and entomologist
* Monica Baly
Monica Eileen Baly (24 May 1914 – 12 November 1998) was an Eng ...
, 1867) – Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malayasia, Sumatra
* ''
Pseudometaxis serratithorax
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* ''Pseudometaxis minutus'' Maurice Pic, Pic, 1923 – China (Yun ...
''
Chen
Chen may refer to:
People
*Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname
* Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO
* Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet
* (), a Hebrew first name or surname:
* ...
, 1940 – Myanmar
* ''
Pseudometaxis tonkineus
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
Pic, 1924 – Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms:
* ''Pseudometaxis hirsutus''
Pic, 1928: synonym of ''
Pseudometaxis tonkineus
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
Pic, 1924
* ''Pseudometaxis maculatus''
Chûjô, 1964: synonym of ''
Pseudometaxis serraticollis
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* '' Pseudometaxis minutus'' Pic, 1923 – China ( Yunnan)
...
''
(Baly Baly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ahmed Baly (born 1976), Egyptian judoka
* Joseph Sugar Baly (1816–1890), English doctor and entomologist
* Monica Baly
Monica Eileen Baly (24 May 1914 – 12 November 1998) was an Eng ...
, 1867)
* ''Pseudometaxis nanus''
Chen
Chen may refer to:
People
*Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname
* Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO
* Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet
* (), a Hebrew first name or surname:
* ...
, 1940: synonym of ''
Fidia submaculata
''Fidia'' (formerly known as ''Lypesthes'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Taxonomic history
In 1861, Victor Motschulsky described a new species of beet ...
''
( Pic, 1924)
* ''Pseudometaxis serraticollis''
Jacoby, 1900 (nec Baly, 1867): renamed to ''
Pseudometaxis serratithorax
''Pseudometaxis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
The genus contains at least five species:
* ''Pseudometaxis minutus'' Maurice Pic, Pic, 1923 – China (Yun ...
''
Chen
Chen may refer to:
People
*Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname
* Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO
* Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet
* (), a Hebrew first name or surname:
* ...
, 1940
* ''Pseudometaxis submaculatus''
( Pic, 1924): moved to ''
Fidia
''Fidia'' (formerly known as ''Lypesthes'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Taxonomic history
In 1861, Victor Motschulsky described a new species of beetle from ...
''
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Martin Jacoby
Beetles of Asia
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