Ataxia, described by Haldeman in 1847, is an American genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Pteropliini.
Ataxia is primarily widespread in South America, but several endemic species are present in Central America and in the Antilles. Only few species reach the South-western United States.
The genus includes 38 species:
Ataxia acutipennis (Thomson, 1868)
Ataxia albisetosa Breuning, 1940
Ataxia alboscutellata Fisher, 1926
Ataxia alpha Chemsak & Noguera, 1993
Ataxia arizonica Fisher, 1920
Ataxia brunnea Champlain & Knull, 1926
Ataxia canescens (Bates, 1880)
Ataxia cayennensis Breuning, 1940
Ataxia cayensis Chemsak & Feller, 1988
Ataxia crassa Vitali, 2007
Ataxia crypta (Say, 1831)
Ataxia cylindrica Breuning, 1940
Ataxia estoloides Breuning, 1940
Ataxia falli Breuning, 1961
Ataxia fulvifrons (Bates, 1885)
Ataxia haitiensis Fisher, 1932
Ataxia hovorei Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
Ataxia hubbardi Fisher, 1924
Ataxia illita (Bates, 1885)
Ataxia linearis (Bates, 1866)
Ataxia lineata (Fabricius, 1792)
Ataxia luteifrons (Bruch, 1926)
Ataxia mucronata (Bates, 1866)
Ataxia nivisparsa (Bates, 1885)
Ataxia obscura (Fabricius, 1801)
Ataxia obtusa (Bates, 1866)
Ataxia operaria Erichson in Schomburg, 1848
Ataxia perplexa (Gahan, 1892)
Ataxia prolixa (Bates, 1866)
Ataxia rufitarsis (Bates, 1880)
Ataxia setulosa Fall, 1907
Ataxia spinicauda Schaeffer, 1904
Ataxia spinipennis Chevrolat, 1862
Ataxia stehliki Chemsak, 1966
Ataxia tibialis Schaeffer, 1908
Ataxia uniformis Fisher, 1926
Ataxia variegata Fisher, 1925
Ataxia yucatana Breuning, 1940