Mylassa is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is the only member of the tribe Mylassini within the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. There are thirteen described species distributed in the southern part of South America.
Species
Mylassa crassicollis Mylassa daccordii Mylassa ferruginea Mylassa flavolimbata Mylassa frigens Mylassa fuliginosa Mylassa longicornis Mylassa mirabilis Mylassa monrosi Mylassa obliquata Mylassa pectinicornis () Mylassa postmediana Mylassa rubronotata
Synonyms Mylassa chacallaoi is a junior synonym of Mylassa obliquata in Sassi, 2025. Also, Mylassa discariana and Mylassa fasciatipennis are junior synonyms of Mylassa crassicollis in Sassi, 2025. Also, Mylassa socia is a junior synonym of Mylassa rubronotata in Sassi, 2025 [plus comments on the older synonym Pachybrachys aurantipennis Brèthes, 1929]).
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Further reading
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Riley, Edward G., Shawn M. Clark, and Terry N. Seeno (2003). "Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae)". Coleopterists Society Special Publication no. 1, 290.
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