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''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, this name was preoccupied by ''Aletes'' Carpenter, 1857 (in
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), so the genus was renamed to ''Alethaxius'' by
Édouard Lefèvre Édouard Lefèvre (22 January 183917 June 1894) was a French botanist and later entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He became a member of the Entomological Society of France Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of ...
in 1885. According to Flowers (1996), it is very likely that ''Alethaxius'' is polyphyletic and represents at least three different genera.


Species

* '' Alethaxius acunai''
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, 1947 * '' Alethaxius aeneus'' Bowditch, 1921 * '' Alethaxius angulicollis'' (
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, 1874) * ''
Alethaxius annulicornis ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * ''
Alethaxius bogotanus ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * ''
Alethaxius bruneri ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Alethaxius callosicollis ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Alethaxius chevrolati'' ( Lefèvre, 1891) * '' Alethaxius carinipennis'' Bowditch, 1921 * ''
Alethaxius darlingtoni ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
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Alethaxius dichrous ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * ''
Alethaxius dominicae ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Alethaxius geniculatus ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' Lefèvre, 1885 * ''
Alethaxius guatemalensis ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' ( Jacoby, 1881) * ''
Alethaxius hispaniolae ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1945 * ''
Alethaxius integer ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1945 * ''
Alethaxius intricatus ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * ''
Alethaxius jacobyi ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. Howev ...
'' Weise, 1913 * '' Alethaxius landolti'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * '' Alethaxius latericostatus'' ( Lefèvre, 1882) * '' Alethaxius marcuzzii'' Bechyné, 1958 * '' Alethaxius meliae''
Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1945 * '' Alethaxius mexicanus'' ( Jacoby, 1881) * '' Alethaxius nigritarsis'' Jacoby, 1892 * '' Alethaxius pallidus'' Bowditch, 1921 * '' Alethaxius parumpunctatus'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Alethaxius polychromus'' Bechyné, 1955 * '' Alethaxius prolixus'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Alethaxius pubicollis'' Jacoby, 1890 * '' Alethaxius puertoricensis''
Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1945 * '' Alethaxius punctifer'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Alethaxius ruffoi'' Bechyné, 1950 * '' Alethaxius semicostatus''
Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1946 * ''
Alethaxius semiviridis ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
'' Jacoby, 1890 * '' Alethaxius striatulus'' Lefèvre, 1886 * ''
Alethaxius tortuensis ''Alethaxius'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and it is also found in the West Indies. The genus was originally named ''Aletes'' by Félicien Chapuis in 1874. ...
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Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1947 * '' Alethaxius tuberculifer'' Lefèvre, 1889 * '' Alethaxius turquinensis''
Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1945 * '' Alethaxius vagabundus'' ( Lefèvre, 1878) * '' Alethaxius variabilis'' ( Jacoby, 1881) * '' Alethaxius yunquensis''
Blake Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presuma ...
, 1946 Synonyms: * ''Alethaxius brevis'' Lefèvre, 1889: Moved to '' Dryadomolpus'' * ''Alethaxius columbicus'' Jacoby, 1901: Moved to '' Rhabdocolaspis''


References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of North America Beetles of South America Insects of the Caribbean Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre {{Eumolpinae-stub