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.
Species As of 1995, Hermesia contains three species (country records from Jan Bechyné's 1953 catalog): Hermesia aurata (Olivier, 1808) (Synonym: Chalcophana nitidissimus Erichson, 1847) – Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil Hermesia cyanea Bowditch, 1921 – Brazil Hermesia inermis Bowditch, 1921 (Synonym: Rhabdopterus violaceus Jacoby, 1882) – Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica
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