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Hylettus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species: [1]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
- Hylettus alboplagiatus (White, 1855)
- Hylettus aureopilosus Monné, 1988
- Hylettus coenobita (Erichson, 1847)
- Hylettus eremita (Erichson, 1847)
- Hylettus excelsus (Bates, 1864)
- Hylettus griseofasciatus (Audinet-Serville, 1835)
- Hylettus hiekei Fuchs, 1970
- Hylettus magnus Monné, 1988
- Hylettus nebulosus Monné, 1982
- Hylettus paraleucus Monné, 1988
- Hylettus ramea (Bates, 1864)
- Hylettus seniculus (Germar, 1824)
- Hylettus spilotus Monné, 1982
- Hylettus stigmosus Monné, 1982
Hylettus alboplagiatus is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by White in 1855, and is known from Peru, eastern Ecuador, and northwestern Brazil.
Hylettus aureopilosus is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Monné in 1988, and is known from western Brazil.
Hylettus coenobita is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Erichson in 1847, and is known from Guatemala, Panama, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, eastern Ecuador, and French Guiana.
