''Pseudometaxis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...

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

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and

Southern China Northern China () and Southern China () are two approximate regions that display certain differences in terms of their geography, demographics, economy, and culture. Extent The Qinling–Daba Mountains serve as the transition zone between ...

Species

The genus contains at least five species: * '' Pseudometaxis minutus''

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, 1923 – China (

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) * '' Pseudometaxis rufescens''

, 1927 – Sumatra * '' Pseudometaxis serraticollis'' ( Baly, 1867) – Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malayasia, Sumatra * '' Pseudometaxis serratithorax'' Chen, 1940 – Myanmar * '' Pseudometaxis tonkineus''

, 1924 – Thailand, Vietnam Synonyms: * ''Pseudometaxis hirsutus''

, 1928: synonym of '' Pseudometaxis tonkineus''

, 1924 * ''Pseudometaxis maculatus'' Chûjô, 1964: synonym of '' Pseudometaxis serraticollis'' ( Baly, 1867) * ''Pseudometaxis nanus'' Chen, 1940: synonym of '' Fidia submaculata'' (

, 1924) * ''Pseudometaxis serraticollis'' Jacoby, 1900 (nec Baly, 1867): renamed to '' Pseudometaxis serratithorax'' Chen, 1940 * ''Pseudometaxis submaculatus'' (

, 1924): moved to '' Fidia''

References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Martin Jacoby Beetles of Asia {{Eumolpinae-stub