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Checklist of the family Megalopodidae Latreille (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea);
a synthesis of its diversity and distribution
GEOVANNI M. RODRÍGUEZ-MIRÓN
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70–153, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de
México, México.
Colección Coleopterológica, Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México. Av.Guelatao 66, Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, 09230 Ciudad de México, México. E-mail: geo20araa@yahoo.com.mx
Abstract
A checklist of the Megalopodidae of the world is presented. A total of 582 species in 29 genera and 11 subgenera are rec-
ognized belonging to the three subfamilies. The subfamilies, genera, and species are listed in alphabetical order. For each
species, synonymous names and the geographical distribution by country is provided. The most diversified subfamily is
Megalopodinae with 480 species and 24 genera. The Neotropical biogeographic region has the highest diversity of Meg-
alopodidae, followed by the Ethiopian region. The knowledge of Megalopodidae is limited, and is remarkably biased by
country. A significant increase in geographic and taxonomic information is needed in order to fill these knowledge gaps.
The following taxonomic and nomenclatural changes are proposed: 1) type species are designated for the genera Macrol-
opha Weise and Falsomegalopus Pic. 2) Zeugophora novobicolor Rodríguez-Mirón is proposed as new replacement name
of Zeugophora bicolor. 3) The following taxa are reinstated in the genera Temnaspis: T. speciosus Baly, T. arida West-
wood, and T. nigriceps Baly. 4) Falsotemnaspis luteimembris Pic is proposed as new synonym (= F. l a c o r d ai r ei (West-
wood)). 5) The next new combinations are proposed: Macrolopha bicolor (Jacoby), M. carinata (Bryant), M.
centromaculata (Jacoby), M. costatipennis (Pic), M. dollmani (Bryant), M. hargreavesi (Bryan), M. mashuana (Jacoby),
M. murrayi (Baly), M. neavei (Bryant), M. nyassae (Bryant), M. suturalis (Clavareau), M. variabilis (Westwood), M. ae-
neipennis (Weise), M. notaticollis (Pic), M. parvula (Weswood), M. theresae (Pic), M. tricoloripes (Pic) and Falsotem-
naspis lacordairei (Westwood).
Key words: Palophaginae, Zeugophorinae, Megalopodinae, Gondwanan distribution, Biogeography.
Resumen
Se presenta una lista de especies de Megalopodidae, donde se reconoce un total de 582 especies en 29 géneros y 11 sub-
géneros para las tres subfamilias. Las subfamilias, géneros y especies se enlistan en orden alfabético. Para cada especie se
proporciona el nombre valido, sinónimo y la distribución geográfica. La subfamilia con mayor número de especies es
Megalopodinae con 480 especies y 24 géneros. La región Neotropical tiene la mayor diversidad de Megalopodidae, segui-
da de la región Etiópica. El conocimiento de Megalopodidae es limitado y esta sesgado hacia ciertas áreas, por lo que es
necesario un incremento en la información geográfica y taxonómica para llenar los vacíos del conocimiento de Megalopo-
didae. Los siguientes cambios taxonómicos y nomenclaturales son propuestos en este trabajo: 1) Se designaron las espe-
cies tipo de los géneros Macrolopha Weis e y Falsomegalopus Pic. 2) Zeugophora novobicolor Rodríguez-Mirón es
propuesto como nuevo nombre de remplazo para Zeugophora bicolor. 3) Los siguientes taxones son restablecidos en el
género Temnaspis: T. speciosus Baly, T. arida Westwood, y T. nigriceps Baly. 4) Falsotemnaspis luteimembris Pic es pro-
puesto como nuevo sinónimo (= F. l a co r d ai re i (Westwood)). 5) Se establecen las siguientes combinaciones: Macrolopha
bicolor (Jacoby), M. carinata (Bryant), M. centromaculata (Jacoby), M. costatipennis (Pic), M. dollmani (Bryant), M. har-
greavesi (Bryan), M. mashuana (Jacoby), M. murrayi (Baly), M. neavei (Bryant), M. nyassae (Bryant), M. suturalis (Cla-
vareau), M. variabilis (Westwood), M. aeneipennis (Weise), M. notaticollis (Pic), M. parvula (Weswood), M. theresae
(Pic), M. tricoloripes (Pic) y Falsotemnaspis lacordairei (Westwood).
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Introduction
The superfamily Chrysomeloidea is the second largest lineage of plant-feeding beetles after Curculionoidea
(Grimaldi & Engel 2005). Chrysomeloidea is comprised of nearly 63,000 species grouped in seven families:
Cerambycidae Latreille, Chrysomelidae Latreille, Disteniidae Thomson, Megalopodidae Latreille, Orsodacnidae
Thomson, Oxypeltidae Lacordaire and Vesperidae Mulsant (Ślipiński et al. 2011; Bouchard et al. 2011).
Megalopodidae is divided into three subfamilies: Megalopodinae Latreille, Palophaginae Kuschel & May and
Zeugophorinae Böving & Craighead (Reid 1995; Bouchard et al. 2011).
Megalopodidae subfamilies present trophic specialization and are associated with particular plant families (Yu
& Liang 2002; Lawrence & Ślipiński 2014). Host-plants are only known for a small number of Megalopodidae
species. Table 1 summarizes the information published to date.
Adult and larval feeding habits are correlated to each other, perhaps due to the fact that Megalopodidae larvae
are usually endophytic. Larvae from the Megalopodinae feed upon inner stem tissue or young shoots (Yu & Yang
1994; Li et al. 2013) primarily targeting the phloem, similar to the habits of Cerambycidae larvae (Linsley 1961).
Adults feed upon young buds as well as stem medullary tissue or by sucking plant sap (Yu & Yang 1994; Eberhard
& Marin 1996). Zeugophorinae larvae are leaf miners where they feed upon the foliar tissue between epidermal
layers of the leaf (Clark & Riley 2002; Santiago-Blay et al. 2004), while adults feed externally on the leaves of the
same plant (Jolivet 1988; Jolivet & Verma 2002). Palophaginae have an ancient relationship with gymnosperms,
specifically with the genus Araucaria Juss. (Araucariaceae). Larvae are known to feed upon the pollen grains of
male strobili (Kuschel & May 1990, 1996a, 1996b). While the diet of adults is unknown, mandible morphology
suggests that they ingest pollen as well; however, it is known that auracarias do not shed pollen at the same time
that Palophaginae adults emerge, so it is hypothesized that they do not feed upon the same plant species that their
larvae do (Kushel & May 1996a, 1996b).
The adults of Megalopodidae (Fig. 1) are dull, black to brownish; head hypognathous, occipital region usually
constricted; eyes large, interior margin of each eye emarginate; antenna with eleven antennomeres; front grooved;
elytral base narrower than prothorax; irregularly puntate; fore-legs shorter than mid legs, both being shorter than
hind legs; metafemora distinctly inflated (Monrós 1947; Clark & Riley 2002) (read more about morphology in
Lawrence & Ślipiński 2014).
Taxonomic background of Megalopodidae
The first described species of Megalopodidae was Zeugophora subspinosa (Fabricius), originally placed in the
genus Crioceris Müller (Criocerinae). Fabricius (1801) first proposed Megalopus for two South-American species,
giving the name to the family Megalopodidae Latreille.
Until now, 74 entomologists have described Megalopodidae species. Five authors stand out for their
contributions to the taxonomy of the group, having described nearly 55% of the known species (Fig. 2). Klug
(1824, 1834) was the first author with a substantial impact in terms of number of species (Fig. 2, 3). In two
monographic works he described 42 species, 39 of which were Neotropical. Lacordaire (1845) compiled all species
known at the time and added 38 new descriptions of mostly Neotropical species. He also subdivided Megalopus
into three genera, bringing the family to a total of six genera, which have remained constant until today. Between
1855 and 1879, Baly described 35 species of Megalopodidae from both the Old and New World (Fig. 2). Between
1873 and 1908, Jacoby described 61 species (Fig. 2). The Biologia Centrali-Americana (1880–1892 a, b)
(Phytophaga volumes) was one of the most remarkable works of Jacoby, in which he compiled information about
all the known Mexican and Meso-American species in addition to adding descriptions of new taxa. In Genera
Insectorum (1905), Jacoby and Clavareau summarized 15 genera and kept the Megalopodidae family traits given
by Lacordaire in 1845. Maurice Pic might be considered the most prolific author for Megalopodidae (Fig. 2),
having proposed six genera and described 135 species. The most iconic work of Pic (1951) synthesized information
from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but most of his contributions were presented between 1896 and 1955, in
Mélanges exotico-entomologiques and L’Échange, Revue Linnéenne. Due to these works of Pic and several
contemporary authors, this period is characterized by a substantial increase in the number of described
megalopodid beetles (Fig. 3). In spite of the fact that Pic is the last author to make a remarkable contribution to the
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total number of described species, over the last 70 years many authors have added new species to the family (Fig.
3). The curve has not reached its asymptote (Fig. 3), likely indicating that there is still a great number of
undescribed species for this family of beetles.
FIGURE 1. Habitus of Megalopodidae: A Cucujopsis setife Crowson; B Zeugophora annulata Baly; C Z. varians Crothc; D
Barticaria cyaneus (Clark); E Mastostethus hieroglyphicus (Klug); F Macroantonaria robustipe Pic; G Temnaspis speciosus
Baly; H Antonaria modesta (Jacoby); I Macrolpha rustica Weise ; J Megalopus (Mucromegalopus) buckleyi Jacoby; K Kuilua
africana Jacoby; L Poecilomorpha passerini Hope.
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TABLE 1. Plants associated with Megalopodidae.
Taxon Distribution Host plant Associated plants of
Megalopodidae References
Megalopodinae
Agathomerus spp. South America Solanaceae and Asteraceae Jolivet 1988
Jolivet & Verma 2002
A. bichito Monrós Argentina Solanum spp. Solanaceae Monrós 1954
A. flavomaculatus (Klug) Brazil Capsicum baccatum L.
Solanum gilo Raddi Solanaceae Monrós 1954
Carvalho & Monné 2006
A. sellatus (Germar Brazil Solanum lycopersicum L. Solanaceae Monrós 1954
Mastostethus spp. South America
Bignoniaceae, Verbenaceae,
Euphorbiaceae and
Amaranthaceae
Jolivet 1988
Jolivet & Verma 2002
Megalopus South America Solanaceae and Asteraceae
M. vespa Monrós Argentina Solanum spp. Solanaceae Monrós 1954
M. jacobyi Bruch Argentina
Solanum spp.
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Solanum tuberosum L.
Solanaceae Monrós 1954
Poecilomorpha cyanipennis Kraatz China,North Korea, Russia
Sophora flavescens Solander
ex Aition.
Sophora flavescens Aition.
Fabaceae Yu & Yang 1994
An 2005
Poecilomorpha spp. Asia Fabaceae, Oleaceae, Rosaceae Jolivet 1988
Jolivet & Verma 2002
Sphondylia tomentosa (Lacordaire) Rhus zeyheri Sond Anacardiaceae Schulze 1996
Temnaspis spp. Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae,
Oleaceae and Rosaceae
Jolivet 1988
Jolivet & Verma 2002
T. syringas Li y Liang China Syringa pubescens Turcz Oleaceae Li et al. 2013
T. puae Li y Liang China Rubus alceifolius Poir Rosaceae Li et al. 2013
T. nankinea (Pic) China Fraxinus chinensis Roxb,
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance Oleaceae Yu &Yang 1994
T. pulcher (Baly) China Rosaceae, Fabaceae Yu & Yang 1994
Palophaginae
Cucujopsis setifer Crowson Australia Agathis spp. ? Araucariaceae Kuschel & May 1990
Palophagoides vargasorum Kuschel Chile and Argentina Araucaria araucana (Molina)
K. Koch Araucariaceae Kuschel & May 1996a
Palophagus bunyae Kuschel Australia Araucaria bidwillii Hook Araucariaceae Kuschel & May 1996a
P. australiensis Kuschel Australia Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton
ex D. Don Araucariaceae Kuschel & May 1996a
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TABLE 1. (Continued)
Taxon Distribution Host plant Associated plants of
Me
g
alo
p
odidae References
Zeugophorinae
Zeugophora spp.
Asteraceae, Betulaceae,
Caprifoliaceae, Celastraceae,
Euphorbiaceae, Juglandaceae,
Salicaceae, Santalaceae
Sapindaceae, Symplocaceae and
Valerianaceae
Lee 1998
Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Jolivet 1988
Jolivet & Verma 2002
Reid 1989
Sekeka & Vives 2013
Z. flavicollis (Marsham)
Europe and Asia Populus deltoides Marshall, P.
nigra L., P. Populus L., P.
virginiana L., P. laurifolia
Ledeb, P. tremula L, Salix spp
Salicaceae
Lee 1998
Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Bukejs 2009
Z. subspinosa Fabricius
Europe and Asia Corylus avellana L., Populus
alba L., P. nigra L., P. tremula
L., P. trichocarpa Torr y Gray,
Salix sp.
Betulaceae and Salicaceae
Lee 1998
Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Bukejs 2009
Z. scutellaris Suffrian
Europe, Asia andNorth America Populus acuminata Rydberg,
P. alba L., P. deltoides
Marshall, P. grandidentata
Michaux, P. nigra L., P.
tremula L., Salix sp.
Salicaceae
Lee 1998
Santiago-Blay et al. 2004
Bukejs 2009
Z. frontalis Suffrian Europe Populus tremula L. Salicaceae Heinig & Schöller 2012
Z. annulata Baly
Asia Euonymus sieboldianus
Blume, Celsdtrus orbiculatus
Thunbberg, Euonymus alatus
(Thunbberg) Sieb., Euonymus
sachalinensis (Fr. Schm) Max.,
Phellodendron amurense Rupr.
Celastraceae and Rutaceae, Lee 1990
An & Kwon 2002
Z. abnormis LeConte Salix sp. Salicaceae Lee 1990
Z. turneri Power Europe and Asia Populus sp. Salicaceae Alekseeva & Bukejs 2014
Bukejs 2009
Z. bicolor Kraatz
Asia Euonymus sieboldianus
Blume, Euonymus
sachalinensis (Fr. Schm) Max.
An & Kwon 2002
Z. enduwakombukoensis Sekerka Papua New Guinea Asteraceae Sekerka 2007
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FIGURE 2. Number of species of Megalopodidae described by author.
Materials and methods
Taxonomic and distributional data of Megalopodidae were obtained from original species descriptions as well as
the following checklists and catalogues: Klug 1824, 1834; Lacordaire 1845; Clark 1866; Jacoby 1880–1892 a, b;
Jacoby & Clavareau 1905; Clavareau 1913; Blackwelder 1945; Pic 1951; Monrós 1947, 1959; Chen & Pu 1962;
Kimoto & Gressitt 1979; Seeno & Wilcox 1982; Petitpierre 1983; Medvedev 1985, 1995, 2007, 2010; Reid 1989;
Mohamedsaid 1989, 1999; Kuschel and May 1990, 1996a; Thapa 2000; Yu & Liang 2002; An & Kwon 2002;
Riley et al. 2002; An 2005; Maican 2005; Kimoto 2005; Özdikmen & Turgute 2008; Bukejs 2009; Bukejs &
Alekseek 2009; Silfverberg 2010; Tamutis et al. 2011; Heinig & Schöller 2012; Hallan 2013; Sekerka & Vives
2013; Alekseeva & Bukejs 2014.
The checklist is structured in alphabetical order and presented as follows: taxon name, original reference
(author, year and page number) and species synonyms. In addition, species distribution by country was included if
information was available. Finally, biogeographical regions are given following Morrone (2015). Type species
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were designated for the genera according to International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999: article
69).
FIGURE 3. Species-accumulation, curve of species described by five years.
Results and discussion
Checklist. A total of 582 species, 11 subgenera, 29 genera and 3 subfamilies of Megalopodidae are listed in the
present work (Table 2).
TABLE 2. Checklist of the Megalopodidae.
Family Megalopodidae
Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Megalopodinae
Latreille, 1802
Agathomerus Lacordaire, 1845:673
Type species: Agathomerus pulcher Lacordaeri, 1845, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
(Agathomeroides) Monros, 1947:185
Type species: Megalopus flavomaculatus, Klug, 1824, by original designation.
flavomaculatus (Klug, 1824: 57)
Megalopus flavomaculatus, Klug, 1824: 57
Argentina: Misiones, San Ignacio, Bonpland,
Departamento Concepción: Sta. María. Brazil: Rio de
Janeiro, San paulo, Paraná. Paraguay: Puerto Cantera,
Sierra de Ambay, Cerro Mirón
(Agathomerus) Lacordaire, 1845:673
Type species: Agathomerus pulcher Lacordaeri, 1845, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
affinis Jacoby, 1880: 25 Mexico
atripennis Jacoby, 1880: 25 Mexico
atripes Pic, 1947: 13
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azureipennis Lacordaeri, 1845: 680 French Guiana: Cayenne
basalis Pic, 1916: 20 Brazil
batesi Baly, 1859: 199 Brazil: Ega
bichito Monros, 1945: 144 Argentina: Salta (Oran: Urundel)
bifasciatus (Klug, 1824: 53)
Megalopus bifasciatus Klug, 1824: 53
Brazil: Brazilia
bivittatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 692 Brazil
coeruleus Bates, 1866: 81 Brazil: Tapajós
cyaneus Clark, 1845: 84 Brazil: Rio grande
cyanopterus Lacordaeri, 1845: 677 Brazil
discoideus (Klug, 1824: 49) Argentina. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Brazilia
Megalopus discoideus Klug, 1824: 49
Megalopus cinctus Serville, 1825:319
dubiosus Jacoby, 1876: 808 Mexico
egregius (Germar, 1823: 525) Brazil
Megalopus egregius Germar, 1824: 525
ephippium Lacordaeri, 1845: 693 Brazil
fasciatus (Dalman, 1823: 72) Brazil
Megalopus fasiatus Dalman, 1823: 72
freudi Guerin-Meneville, 1852: 437 Mexico
hahneli Pic, 1955: 234 “Amazonas”
inapicalis Pic, 1955: 15
incomparabilis Clark, 1866: 81 Brazil: Espíritu Santo
interrupta Pic, 1947: 13 Brazil
lautus Bates, 1866: 83 Brazil: Para
lemoulti Pic, 1916: 19 Guayana
lineatus Guerin-Meneville, 1852: 439 Mexico
luteoreductus Pic, 1955: 15
monrosi Pic, 1947: 15
nicki Guérin, 1948: 70 Brazil: Sao Paulo, Taipas
nigricollis Clark, 1866: 82 Brazil
nobilis (Klug, 1834: 210) Brazil
Megalopus nobilis Klug, 1834: 210
notaticollis Clark, 1866: 82 Brazil: Bahía
obliterata Pic, 1947: 13 Brazil
pauper Bates, 1866: 80 Brazil: San Paulo
pictus Lacordaeri, 1845: 691 Brazil
postmaculatus Pic, 1955: 15
pulcher Lacordaeri, 1845: 675 Mexico
rubrinotatus Clark, 1866: 83 Mexico
rufus (Klug, 1834: 213) Mexico
Megalopus rufus Klug , 1834: 153
sallei Baly, 1859: 153 Mexico
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sexmaculatus (Kirby, 1818: 444) Brazil
Megalopus sexmaculatus Kirby, 1818: 444
Megalopus maculatus Klug, 1834: 210
signatus (Klug, 1824: 54) Brazil
Megalopus signatus Klug, 1824: 54
Megalopus lineatus Serville, 1825: 320
Megalopus henningi Mannerh, 1826: 302
simplicipennis Jacoby, 1880: 590 Ecuador
succinctus Klug, 1834: 212 Brazil
Megalopus succinctus Klug, 1834: 212
superbus Pic, 1916: 20 Peru
Megalopus injunctus Pic, 1938: 16
testaceus (Klug, 1824: 56) Brazil
Megalopus testaceus Klug, 1824:56
viduus Clark, 1866: 84 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
zikani Guérin, 1951: 576 Brazil: Sao Paulo
(Euagathomerus) Monros, 1947: 190
Type species: Megalopus sellatus Germar, 1824, by original designation.
elegans (Klug, 1834: 210) Brazil
Megalopus elegans Klug, 1834: 210
marginatus (Klug, 1824: 51) Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
Megalopus marginatus Klug, 1824: 51
sellatus (Germar, 1824: 524) Argentina. Brazil
Megalopus sellatus Germar, 1824: 524
Megalopus limbatus Mannerheim, 1826:303
(Longathomerus) Pic, 1947:15
Type species: Megalopus humeralis Serville, 1825, by monotypy.
humeralis Serville, 1825: 320 Brazil
Megalopus humeralis Serville, 1825: 320
Megalopus axillaris Klug 1834:212
(Mesagathomerus) Monrós,1947:182
Type species: Agathomerus quadrimaculatus Guérin, 1945, by monotypy.
quadrimaculatus (Guérin, 1945: 259)
Agathomerus quadrimaculatus Guérin, 1945: 259
Agathomerus varians Monrós, 1945: 146
Agathomerus quadrimaculatus Monrós, 1945: 155
Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
(Trichagathomerus) Monros,1947:196
Type species: Megalopus subfasciatus Germar, 1823, by monotypy.
subfasciatus (Germar, 1823: 525) Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
Megalopus subfasciatus Germar, 1823: 525
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Antonaria Jacoby & Clavareau,1905: 8
Type species: Poecilomorpha murina Westwood, 1864, by original designation.
albonotata Pic, 1912: 11 Sierra Leone
burgeoni Pic, 1951: 29 Democratic Republic of the Congo
dentata Erber & Medvedev, 2002: 105 Equatorial Guinea
favareli Pic, 1946:
femorata Clavareau, 1905: 111 Democratic Republic of the Congo
fulvicornis (Jacoby, 1901: 213) “East Africa”
Poecilomorpha fulvicornis Jacoby, 1901: 213
ghesquierei Pic, 1951: 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo
hirsuta (Jacoby, 1898: 216)
Poecilomorpha hirsuta Jacoby, 1898: 216
Zimbabwe: Mashonaland (Umfuli river)
humeralis Weise, 1912: 79 Tanzania: Kigonsera
leroyi Pic, 1951: 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri
modesta (Jacoby, 1894: 185) Gabon
Poecilomorpha modesta Jacoby, 1894 :185
murina (Westwood, 1864: 274) Nigeria: Old Calabar
Poecilomorpha murina Westwood, 1864: 274
pallidipennis Pic, 1951: 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu
quadrinotata Pic, 1951: 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo
suturella Weise, 1915: 157 Democratic Republic of the Congo
testaceipes Pic, 1930: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo
tibialis Erber & Medvedev, 2002: 107 Equatorial Guinea
varicolor (Jacoby, 1894: 185) Gabon
Poecilomorpha varicolor Jacoby, 1894: 185
Ateledera Lacordaeri, 1845: 607
Type species: Ateledera cygnoides Lacordaeri, 1845, by monotypy.
cygnoides Lacordaeri, 1845: 608 Brazil
Barticaria Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905:13
Type species: Megalopus coerulea Jacoby, 1903, by monotypy.
cyaneus (Clark, 1866: 84) Brazil. Guyana
Agathomerus cyaneus Clark, 1866: 84
Megalopus coerulea Jacoby, 1903: 170
Bothromegalopus Monros, 1947:204
Type species: Megalopus pilipes Lacordaire, 1845, by original designation.
gibbosus (Pic, 1916: 20) Brazil
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Megalopus gibbosus Pic, 1916: 20
pilipes (Lacordaeri, 1845: 698) Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
Megalopus pilipes Lacordaire, 1845: 698
Bryantonaria Pic, 1951:30
Type species: Poecilomorpha crampeli Pic, 1913, by monotypy.
crampeli (Pic, 1913: 192) Gabon. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Poecilomorpha crampeli Pic, 1913: 192
Antonari nigropunctata Bryant, 1930: 639
Falsocolobaspis Pic, 1942:15
Type species: Falsocolobaspis pilosus Pic, 1942, by monotypy.
elongatus Pic, 1951: 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bambesa,
Barumbu
maximus Pic, 1951: 36 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
pilosus Pic, 1942: 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Falsotemnaspis Pic, 1951:31
Falsotemnaspis nigripennis Pic, 1951, by original designation.
atrofasciatus Pic, 1951: 41 Democratic Republic of the Congo
benoiti Pic, 1953: 12
lacordairei (Westwood, 1864: 273) nov. comb.
Poecilomorpha lacordairei Westwod, 1864
Falsotemnaspis luteimembris Pic, 1951: 41 nov. syn.
Colobaspis lacordairei (Westwod, 1864: 273)
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nigeria: Old
Calabar
nigripennis Pic, 1951: 40 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Homalopterus Perty, 1832:88
Type species: Homalopterus tristis Perty, 1832, by monotypy.
heteroproctus Lacordaeri, 1845: 672 Brazil
tristis Perty, 1832: 89 Argentina. Brazil
Megalopus tristis (Perty, 1832: 89)
Kuilua Jacoby, 1894: 511
Type species: Kuilua africana Jacoby, 1894, by monotypy.
africana Jacoby, 1894: 511
Euplacocerus apicalis Kuntzen, 1925: 77
Republic of the Congo: Kuilum
apicicornis Pic, 1930: 1 Gabon
brevior Pic, 1917: 8 Republic of the Congo: Sangha
ertli Weise, 1919: 177 Angola
loveni Weise, 1926: 15 Kenya: Nairobi
reducta Pic, 1949: 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Leucastea Stål, 1855: 344
Type species: Leucastea dohrni Stål, 1855, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
alluaudi Pic, 1944: 81 Tanzania: Kilimandjaro
antennata Weise, 1909: 162 Tanzania: Kilimandjaro
antica Westwood, 1864: 279 South Africa: Natal
atrimembris Pic, 1933: 81 Eritrea
atripenniss Westwood, 1864: 278 Nigeria: Old Calabar
biformis Weise, 1919: 179 Tanzania: Tosamaganga, Bihawana
bimaculata Jacoby, 1900: 207 South Africa: Natal (Malvern). Zimbabwe:
Mashonaland (Salisbury)
concolor Westwood, 1864: 278 South Africa: Natal
dahomeyensis Jacoby, 1901: 215 Benin: Porto Novo
dimidiate Westwood, 1864: 279 South Africa: Natal
dohrni Stål, 1855: 345 South Africa: Natal
donckieri Pic, 1913: 15 Costas africanas orientales "Zanguebar"
ephippiata Westwood, 1864: 280 Equatorial Guinea
fairmairei (Stål, 1855: 343) South Africa: Natal
Poecilomorpha fairmairei Stål, 1855: 343
femoralis Weise, 1919: 180 Angola: Bailundo
fenestrata Weise, 1919: 179 Angola: Bailundo
fulvipennis (Baly, 1855: 209) South Africa: Natal
Poecilomorpha fulvipennis Baly, 1859: 209
letestui Pic, 1944: 15 Gabon
lugens Stål, 1855: 344 South Africa: Natal
maculatipes Pic, 1913: 15 Kenya
nana Stål, 1855: 345 South Africa: Natal
nigroapicalis Pic, 1940: 152 Republica democrática del congo
occipitalis Weise, 1902: 122 Tanzania: Mrogoro
plagiata (Klug, 1834: 216) South Africa: Cape of Good Hope
Megalopus plagiata Klug 1834: 216
Poecilomorpha plagiata (Klug, 1834: 216 )
rubidipennis Westwood, 1864: 277 South Africa: Natal
senegalensis (Lacordaeri, 1845: 724) Senegal. Sierra Leone
Poecilomorpha senegalensis Lacordaeri, 1845: 724
Poecilomorpha lutcipennis Westwood, 1864: 273
sjöstedtii Weise, 1909: 161 Tanzania: Kilimandjaro
stibapicalis Pic, 1944: 15 Benin
westermanni Westwood, 1864: 279 Equatorial Guinea
Macroantonaria Pic, 1951:27
Type species: Macroantonaria robustipes Pic, 1951, by monotypy.
robustipes Pic, 1951: 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga
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Macrolopha Weise, 1902:119
Type species: Macrolopha rustica Weise, 1902, present designation.
(Incisolopha) Pic, 1951:32
Type species: Macrolopha (Incisolopha) transversicollis Pic, 1951, by monotypy.
transversicollis Pic, 1951: 42 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
(Macrolopha) Weise, 1902:119
Type species: Macrolopha rustica Weise, 1902: 120, present designation.
apicata Fairmaire, 1887: 348
Poecilomorpha apicata Fairmaire, 1887: 348
Colobaspis apicata (Fairmaire, 1887: 348)
Poecilomorpha adusta Quedenfeld, 1891:171
Somalia
aeneipennis (Weise, 1915: 159) nov. comb. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Colobaspis aeneipennis Weise, 1915: 159
atricornis Pic, 1951: 43 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
bicolor (Jacoby, 1901: 214) nov. comb. Niger: Benue
Poecilomorpha bicolor jacoby, 1901: 214
Colobaspis bicolor (Jacoby, 1901: 214)
bicoloripennis Pic, 1951: 43 Democratic Republic of the Congo
biflavomaculata Pic, 1953: 12
brunneonotata Pic, 1951: 42 Republic of the Congo. Cameroon
carinata (Bryant, 1930: 627) nov. comb. Zimbabwe
Colobaspis carinata Bryant, 1930: 627
centromaculata ( Jacoby, 1894: 510) nov. comb. Republic of the Congo: Kuilum
Poecilomorpha centromaculatus Jacoby, 1894: 510
Colobaspisa centromaculatus (Jacoby, 1894: 510)
costatipennis (Pic, 1937: 108) nov. comb. Angola
Colobaspis costatipennis Pic, 1937: 108
cribricollis Pic, 1951: 41 Democratic Republic of the Congo
dentipes Weise, 1902: 121 Ghana: Ashanti
Colobaspis dentipes (Weise, 1902: 121)
dollmani (Bryant, 1930: 630) nov. comb. Zimbabwe
Colobaspis dollmani Bryant, 1930: 630
flavofasciata (Pic, 1945: 13) “East Africa”
Poecilomorpha flavofasciata Pic, 1945: 13
hargreavesi (Bryant, 1930: 628) nov. comb.Kenya
Colobaspis hargreavesi Bryant, 1930: 628
insignata Pic, 1951: 43 Democratic Republic of the Congo
interrupta (Pic, 1947:31) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Colobaspis interrupta Pic, 1947:31
jacobyi Weise, 1902: 120 Tanzania: Usambara occid, Kwai
Colobaspis jacobyi (Weise, 1902: 120)
luteofasciata Pic, 1951: 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Macrolopha overlaeti Pic, 1952:26
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mashuana (Jacoby, 1895: 164) nov. comb. Zimbabwe: Mashonaland (Salisbur)
Poecilomorplia mashuana Jacoby, 1895: 164
Colobaspis mashuana (Jacoby, 1895: 164)
major Pic, 1955: 15 Sierra Leone
minuta Pic, 1951: 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo
murrayi (Baly, 1859: 208) nov. comb. Nigeria: Old Calabar
Poecilomorplia murrayi Baly, 1859: 208
Colobaspis murrayi (Baly, 1859: 208)
neavei (Bryant, 1930: 629) nov. comb. Uganda
Colobaspis neavei Bryant, 1930: 629
notaticollis (Pic, 1952: 25) nov. comb.
Colobaspis notaticollis Pic, 1952: 25
Democratic Republic of the Congo
nyassae (Bryant, 1930: 625) nov. comb.
Colobaspis nyassae Bryant, 1930: 625
Malawi
parvula (Westwood, 1864: 274) nov. comb. Nigeria: Old Calabar
Poecilomorpha parvula Westwood, 1864: 274
Colobaspis parvula Westwood, 1864: 274
quadrimaculata Gahan, 1909: 216 Uganda: Ruwenzori
rustica Weise, 1902: 120 Cameroon: Kraatz
Colobaspis rustica (Weise, 1902: 120)
subfasciata Pic, 1951: 44 Democratic Republic of the Congo
suturalis (Clavareau, 1909: 377) nov. comb. Mozambique
Colobaspis suturalis Clavareau, 1909: 377
theresae (Pic, 1947: 15) nov. comb. Republic of the Congo
Colobaspis theresae Pic, 1947: 15
tricoloripes (Pic, 1927: 22) nov. comb. Vietnam
Colobaspis tricoloripes Pic, 1927: 22
variabilis (Westwood, 1864: 275) nov. comb. Nigeria: Old Calabar
Poecilomorpha variabilis Westwood, 1864: 275
Colobaspis variabilis (Westwood, 1864: 275)
Mastostethus Lacordaire, 1845:614
Type species: Megalopus balteatus Klug, 1834 (= Megalopus nigrocinctus Chevrolat, 1834), designated by Jacoby &
Clavareau 1905.
abbreviatus (Klug, 1834: 218) Brazil
Megalopus abbreviatus Klug, 1834:218
abdominalis (Klug, 1824: 78) Brazil
Megalopus abdominalis Klug, 1824: 78
albomaculatus Pic, 1917: 78 French Guiana
alternans (Klug, 1834: 217) Brazil
Megalopus alternans Klug, 1834: 217
angustalisi Pic, 1916: 20 Brazil
angustovittatus Jacoby, 1892: 343 Mexico: Estado de México, Guerrero
Mastostethus modestus Jacoby, 1888: 61 (non Jacoby,
1880)
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Mastostethus mexicanus Clavareau, 1905: 5
argentinensis Jacoby, 1904: 65 Argentina: Tucuman
atrofasciatus (Blanchard, 1843: 210) Bolivia
Megalopus atrofasciatus Blanchard, 1843: 210
aulicus Lacordaeri, 1845: 640 Brazil
aurantiacus (Blanchard, 1843: 210) Bolivia
Megalopus aurantiacus Blanchard, 1843: 210
balyi Jacoby, 1904: 127 Brazil
basalis Baly, 1879: 127 Brazil: Minaes Geraes
batesi Baly, 1859: 201 Brazil. Peru
bicolor (Klug, 1824: 76) Brazil
Megalopus bicolor Klug, 1824: 76
Megalopus frontalis Serville, 1825: 320
binotatus (Klug, 1824: 74) Brazil
Megalopus binotatus Klug, 1824: 74
bipunctatus Klug, 1824: 78 Brazil
bivittatus Pic, 1919: 19 Brazil
bizonatus Clark, 1865: 77 Brazil
bolivianus Jacoby, 1904: 67 Bolivia
braziliensis Papp, 1949: Brazil
buckleyi Baly, 1879: 124 Ecuador
cardinalis (Klug, 1834: 219) Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Megalopus cardinalis Klug, 1834
chontalensis Jacoby, 1880: 166 Nicaragua: Chontales. Panama
cordovensis Jacoby, 1888: 58 Mexico: Puebla, Veracruz
costaricensis Guérin, 1948: 69 Costa Rica
curvatus (Fabricius, 1801: 29) French Guiana: Cayenne
Clythra curvatus Fabricius, 1801: 29
Megalopus curvatus (Fabricius, 1801: 29)
curvipes (Fabricius, 1801: 29) “Sudamerica”
Clythra curvipes Fabricius, 1801: 29
Megalopus curvipes (Fabricius, 1801: 29)
cyclostigma Bates, 1866: 79 Brazil: Ega
decoratus Guérin, 1944: 547 Brazil
dentatus (Klug, 1824: 73) Brazil
Megalopus dentatus Klug, 1824:73
Megalopus exclamationis Serville, 1825:320
depressus (Klug, 1824: 71) Brazil
Megalopus depressus Klug, 1824: 71
diadema Klug 1834: 219 Argentina. Brazil
dimidiatus (Klug, 1824: 77) Brazil: Bahia
Megalopus dimidiatus Klug: 1824: 77
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discoidalis Pic, 1917: 7 Brazil
disjunctus Pic, 1916:20 Guayana. French Guiana
distinctus Lacordaeri, 1845: 632 Guayana. French Guiana
donckieri Pic, 1916: 186 Peru
duplocinctus Clark, 1866: 71 Mexico: Veracruz
elongatus Guérin, 1944: 548 Brazil
ephippiger (Mannerheinm, 1826: 301) Brazil. Guayana
Megalopus ephippiger Mannerhein, 1826: 301
erichsoni Jacoby, 1904: 64 Peru
erythrosoma (Blanchard, 1843: 210) Bolivia
Megalopus erythrosoma Blanchard, 1843: 210
Megalopus trifasciatus Guérin, 1844: 256
fecialis Bates, 1866: 78 Brazil
femoralis Pic, 1948: 14 Brazil
femoratus Jacoby, 1888: 60 Guatemala
ferrugineus (Olivier, 1791: 198) French Guiana
Bruchus ferrugineus Olivier, 1791: 198
Megalopus dorsalis Olivier, 1808: 920
flavovittatus Jacoby, 1903: 169 Peru: Marcapata
flavus Pic, 1946: 151
fraternus Baly, 1876: 128 Brazil. Nicaragua
frontalinotatus Clark, 1866: 76 French Guiana: Cayenne
frontalis (Klug, 1824: 75) Brazil: Cameta
Megalopus frontalis Klug, 1824:70
funereus Jacoby, 1904: 63 Peru
germari Lacordaeri, 1845: 652 Brazil
gounellei Pic, 1916: 186 Brazil
gozioi Rodríguez-Mirón, 2017: 10 Mexico: Oaxaca
gracilentus Jacoby, 1888: 59 Panama
gracilis Rodríguez-Mirón, 2017: 11 Mexico: Veracruz
haematomelas Lacordaeri, 1845: 646 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
hieroglyphicus (Klug, 1834: 222)
Megalopus hieroglyphicus Klug, 1834: 222
Mexico: Ciudad de México, Estado de México,
Guanajuato, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz
histrio Lacordaeri, 1845: 661 French Guiana: Cayenne
humeralis Pic, 1916: 19 Brazil
humeronotatus Jacoby, 1888: 62 Panama
imitans Jacoby, 1888: 62 Panama
inornatus Bates, 1866: 73 Brazil: Obidos
jabaquarensis Guérin, 1944: 546 Brazil
jacobyi Clavareau, 1905: 4 Brazil: Bahia
Mastostethus femoratus Jacoby, 1904: 64 (non Jacoby,
1888)
jansoni Baly, 1876: 126 Brazil
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javeti Baly, 1859: 203 Brazil: Ega
jekeli Baly, 1859: 202 Brazil: Ega
lacordairei Jacoby, 1904: 65 Peru
lateritius (Klug, 1834: 220) Brazil
Megalopus lateritius Klug, 1834: 220
lavatus Baly, 1861: 281 Mexico: Oaxaca
lineatus Pic, 1916: 20 French Guiana
maculicollis Lacordaeri, 1845: 637 French Guiana
martinezi Monros, 1947: 178 Argentina
melanopterus Guérin, 1944: 545 Peru
minutus Monros, 1947: 172 Argentina
modestus Jacoby, 1880: 589 Ecuador
monostigma Bates, 1866: 73 Brazil: Tapajos
multinotatus Pic, 1917: 8 “Sudamerica”
multipunctatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 644 Brazil
nigricollis Jacoby, 1904: 66 Brazil: Goyaz
nigrifrons Lacordaeri, 1845: 655 French Guiana
nigripennis Lacordaeri, 1845: 621 French Guiana
nigrocinctus (Chevrolat, 1834: 22)
Megalopus nigrocinctus Chevrolat, 1834: 22
Megalopus balteatus Klug, 1834: 219
Mastostethus balteatus (Klug, 1834: 219)
Mastostethus cingulatus Lacordaire, 1845: 618
Mastostethus bilobus Lacordaire, 1845: 619
Mastostethus leprieuri Lacordaire, 1845: 620,
Belize. Colombia: Bogotá, CunDenmark. Costa Rica:
Alajuela, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, San José.
Guatemala: Guatemala, Verapaz. French Guiana:
Cayenne. Honduras: Comayagua, Francisco Morazán.
Mexico: Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Estado
de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos,
Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tabasco. Nicaragua:
Chiriquí, Matagalpa. Panama
nigrofasciatus Jacoby, 1890: 24 Guatemala
nigroscutus Pic, 1916: 20 Brazil
nigrovarius Jacoby, 1904: 63 Brazil: Goyaz
notaticollis Clark, 1866: 75 Brazil: Espíritu Santo
novemmaculatus (Klug, 1834: 211)
Megalopus novemaculatus Klug, 1834: 211
Mastostethus sexnotatus Clark, 1866: 80
Costa Rica: Guanacaste. Mexico: Chiapas, Guerrero,
Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz
obliquus (Fabricius, 1801: 29) French Guiana
Clythra obliquus Fabricius, 1801: 29
Megalopus obliquus (Fabricius, 1801: 29)
octomaculatus Jacoby, 1888: 63 Panama
pallidofasciatus Pic, 1917: 9 Peru
panamensis Jacoby, 1888: 61 Panama
pantherinus Lacordaeri, 1845: 649 Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
pascoei Baly, 1859: 202 Brazil: Ega
perroudi Pic, 1946: 150 Mexico
peruensis Jacoby, 1903: 169 Peru
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phaleratus (Klug, 1834: 221)
Megalopus phalerathus Klug, 1834: 221
Mastostethus dohrni Baly, 1862: 281
Costa Rica: Heredia, San José. Guatemala: Baja
Verapaz. Mexico: Michoacán, Oaxaca, Veracruz
philemon Baly, 1863: 616 Brazil
picticollis Baly, 1876: 123 Colombia
pictus Baly, 1876: 125 Colombia
placidus Baly, 1876: 127 Mexico
plato Bates, 1866: 72 Brazil: Ega
pullatus Bates, 1866: 76 Brazil: San Paulo
punctiger Kirsch, 1875: 297 Peru
quadrilineatus Guerin-Meneville, 1852: 436 Mexico
quadrinotatus Erichson, 1847: 150 Brazil. Peru
quadriplagiatus Jacoby, 1904: 67 Brazil
quadripunctatus (Klug, 1834: 220) Brazil: Cassapava
Megalopus quadripunctatus Klug, 1834: 220
quinquemaculatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 628 French Guiana
robustus Clark, 1866: 74 Brazil
rogersi Jacoby, 1880: 166 Costa Rica. Mexico
rubricollis (Chevrolat, 1834: 84)
Megalopus rubricollis Chevrolat, 1834: 84
Mastostethus sexplagiatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 658
Guatemala: Jalapa. Mexico: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla,
San Luis Potosí, Veracruz.
fuficauda (Forsberg, 1821: 274) South America
rufipennis (Mannerheinm, 1826: 302) Argentina. Brazil. Paraguay
Megalopus rufipennis Mannerheim, 1826: 302
salvini Jacoby, 1878: 983 Costa Rica: Alajuela, Guanacaste, San José. Mexico:
Veracruz. Panama: Buganda.
sanguineus Lacordaeri, 1845: 636 Brazil
sejunctus Bates, 1866: 79 Brazil: San Paulo
sexguttatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 651 French Guiana
sexpunctatus (Klug, 1834: 221) Brazil
Megalopus sexpunctatus Klug, 1834: 221
sigma Bates, 1866: 78 Brazil: Tapajos
signatipennis Pic, 1917: 8 Brazil
sobrinus Lacordaeri, 1845: 641 Brazil
speciosus Baly, 1876: 124 Ecuador
stalii Baly, 1861: 282 Hondura. Mexico: Veracruz
stramineus Baly, 1866: 73 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
suavis Bates, 1866: 76 Brazil: Ega. Ecuador
tarsatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 637 French Guiana
terminalis Blanchard, 1843: 210 Bolivia
thoracicus Baly, 1859: 200 Brazil: Ega. Ecuador
tibialis (Fabricius, 1801: 29) French Guiana
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Clythra tibialis Fabricius, 1801: 29
Megalopus tibialis (Fabricius, 1801: 29)
Megalopus unifasciatus Gory, 1844
transversalis Lacordaeri, 1845: 629 Guayana. French Guiana: Cayenne
triangulifer Pic, 1916: 20 Panama
tricinctus Lacordaeri, 1845: 626 Colombia. Guatemala: Jalapa. Mexico. Panama
tricolor Kirsch, 1865: 94 Colombia: Bogotá. Peru
trigeminus Lacordaeri, 1845: 657 Bolivia
unifasciatus Pic, 1916: 20 Argentina
uniplagiatus Lucas, 1857: 194 Brazil
variegatus (Klug, 1824: 69) Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Megalopus variegatus Klug, 1824: 69
Megalopus histrio Mannerh, 1826:301
verticalis (Klug, 1834: 221) Brazil
Megalopus verticalis Klug, 1834: 221
vexillarius Bates, 1866: 72 Brazil
vicinus Lacordaeri, 1845: 660
Mastostethus versicolor Lacordaeri, 1845: 662
Mastostethus championi Jacoby, 1880: 21
Guatemala: Baja VeraPaz. Mexico: Veracruz
vittatus (Klug, 1824: 70) Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Megalopus vitttus Klug, 1824: 70
zonatus (Klug, 1834: 219)
Megalopus zonatus Klug, 1834: 219
Brazil
Megalopus Fabricius, 1801:367
Type species: Megalopus ruficornis Fabricius, 1801, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
(Falsomegalopus) Pic, 1916:4
Type species: Megalopus (Falsomegalopus) apicalis Pic, 1916, present designation.
apicalis Pic, 1916: 4 Brazil
diformipes Pic, 1916: 19 Brazil
guyanensis Pic, 1916: 4 Guayana
incisus Pic, 1916: 19 Brazil
parallelus Lacordaeri, 1845: 714 Brazil. French Guiana: Cayenne
(Megalopus) Fabricius, 1801: 367
Type species: Megalopus ruficornis Fabricius, 1801, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
analis Klug, 1824: 59 Brazil
Megalopus spinosus Serville, 1825: 320
angustatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 712 French Guiana: Cayenne
annulipes Pic, 1916: 19 Venezuela: Caracas
basalis Jacoby, 1892: 343 Mexico
brasiliensis Jacoby, 1903: 183 Brazil: S. Catarina
brevipennis Jacoby, 1903: 183 Brazil: Goyaz
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calcaratus Lacordaeri, 1845: 708 French Guiana: Cayenne
cruralis Klug, 1824: 64 Brazil
dentipes Bates, 1866: 86 Brazil
elongatus Baly, 1876: 128 Colombia: Bogota
femoratus Serville, 1825: 320 Brazil
flavofasciatus Clark, 1866: 87 Guayana
foveifrons Pic, 1948: 65 Argentina
hirtipes Klug, 1824: 65 Brazil: Para
impictus Bates, 1866: 86 Brazil: Tapajos
inscriptus Klug, 1824: 61 French Guiana. Mexico
lituratus Klug, 1834: 214 Brazil
luteosignatus Pic, 1940: 314 Brazil
melipona Clark, 1866: 84 Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
nigricornis Fabricius, 1801: 368 French Guiana: Cayenne
nigrovittatus Jacoby, 1873: 272 Bolivia: Santos Marcos
poecilosomus Lacordaeri, 1845: 704 Brazil. Guayana
ruficornis Fabricius, 1801: 367 French Guiana
seriatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 705 Brazil
sexvittatus Bates, 1866: 85 Brazil: Tapajós
szantoi Papp, 1951: 204 Colombia
tabidus Klug, 1834: 215 Brazil
thoracicus Jacoby, 1903: 182 Brazil: Goyaz
tuberculatus Klug, 1834: 213 Brazil: Cassapava
unifasciatus Pic, 1916: 19 Brazil
violaceofasciatus Jacoby, 1888: 64 Brazil. Panama
vittaticollis Baly, 1876: 129 Brazil: Nauta
waterhousei Baly, 1859: 203 Brazil: Ega, San Paulo
(Mucromegalopus) Pic, 1916:4
Type species: Megalopus jacobyi Bruch, 1908, designated by Monrós 1947.
armatus Lacordaeri, 1845: 700 Colombia. Panama. Venezuela
atripennis Pic, 1916: 4 Peru
boliviensis Pic, 1954 Bolivia
buckleyi Jacoby, 1889: 203 Ecuador
jacobyi Bruch, 1908: 716 Argentina: JuJuy, Salta, Catamarca. Bolivia: Tarajira
monstrosicornis Pic, 1916: 5 Argentina
schaeferi Monros, 1947: 211 Argentina: Catamarca, Tucumán
vespa Monros, 1947: 208 Argentina: Salta, Tucuman
Mimocolobaspis Pic, 1951:31
Type species: Mimocolobaspis delagoana Pic, 1951, by monotypy.
delagoana Pic, 1951:31 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nickimerus Guérin, 1948:71
Type species: Nickimerus setosus Guérin, 1948, by monotypy.
setosus Guérin, 1948: 71 Brazil: Sao Paulo (Sto. Amaro)
Piomelopus Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905:186
Type species: Poecilomorpha flabellicornis Jacoby, 1895, by monotypy.
flabellicornis (Jacoby, 1895: 186) Madagascar
Poecilomorpha flabellicornis Jacoby, 1895: 186
Plesioagathomerus Monros, 1945:149
Type species: Plesioagathomerus vittatus Monros, 1945, by original designation.
atrodiscalis Pic, 1947: 16 Argentina
bilineatus Pic, 1947: 16 Argentina
canus Monros, 1945: 152 Argentina
vittatus Monros, 1945: 150 Argentina
Agathomerus vittatus Guérin, 1945:258
Poecilomorpha Hope, 1840:178
Type species: Poecilomorpha passerini Hope, 1840, by original designation.
Clythraxeloma Kraatz, 1879: 143
Type species: Clythraxeloma cyanipennis Kraatz, 1879: 143, by monotypy.
abyssiniea Pic, 1951: 2 Ethiopia
apicalis Pic, 1951: 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
assamensis (Jacoby, 1908: 91) China: Hainan, Li Suofu, Yunnan
Temnaspis assamensis Jacoby, 1908: 91
atricolor Pic, 1951: 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo
atricornis Pic, 1951: 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
atripes Lacordaeri, 1845: 727 South Africa: Natal
aureovillosa Jacoby, 1894: 511 Republic of the Congo: Kuilum
bicoloripes Pic, 1951: 47 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
binotata Peringuey, 1892: 83 Namibia: Ovamdoland
bipartita Lacordaeri, 1845: 718 Indonesia: Java
calabarica Westwood, 1864: 274 Nigeria: Old Calabar
chariensis Pic, 1912: 20 “West Africa”
curta Pic, 1951: 47 Democratic Republic of the Congo
cyanipennis (Kraatz, 1879: 143)
Clythraxeloma cyanipennis Kraatz, 1879: 143
Temnaspis cyanipennis (Kraatz, 1879: 143)
China: Heilongjiang, Liaoning,Manchuria, Inner
Mongolia, Gansu,Shaanxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Fujian,
Jiangxi, Beijing, Zhejiang. North Korea. South Korea.
Russia: Siberia
delagoensis Pic, 1913: 16 Mozambique: Bahía de Maputo
discolineata (Pic, 1938: 356) China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna. Laos. Thailand
Temnaspis discolineata Pic, 1938: 356
diversipes Pic, 1951: 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
divisa Jacoby, 1895: 163 Mozambique: Bahía de Maputo
dollmani Bryant, 1931: 555 Zimbabwe
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downesii (Baly, 1859: 205)
Colobaspis downesii Baly, 1859: 205
Temnaspis downesii (Baly, 1859: 205)
Temnaspis inlineata Pic, 1922: 7
Poecilomorpha penae Gressitt, 1942:285
China: Hubei, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou. India. Laos.
Nepal
fasciaticeps Pic, 1951: 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo
freyi Pic, 1951: 2 Tanzania: Lindi
gerstaeckeri Westwood, 1864: 273 Indonesia: Java
immaculatipes Pic, 1951: 48 Tanzania: Lindi
impressipennis Pic, 1951: 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo
lacordairii Westwood, 1864: 273 Nigeria: Old Calabar
laosensis (Pic, 1922: 7) China: Yunnan (Xishuangbanna). Laos. Vietnam
Temnaspis laosensis Pic, 1922: 7
laticornis Pic, 1951: 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo
luteipennis Westwood, 1864: 273 Sierra Leone
maculata (Pic, 1926: 9) China: Guangxi. Vietnam
Temnaspis maculata Pic, 1926: 9
maynei Pic, 1951: 47 Democratic Republic of the Congo
mouhoti (Baly, 1864: 435)
Temnaspis mouhoti Baly, 1864: 435
Temnaspis oberthuri Jacoby, 1895:253
Leucastea oberthuri (Jacoby, 1895: 253)
Cambodia. China: Yunnan (Xishuangbanna). Laos.
Myanmar: Burma. Thailand
nigroapicalis Pic, 1951: 48 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
nigrocyanea Motschulsky, 1866: 406 Sri Lanka
nigromaculata Pic, 1951: 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga
overlaeti Pic, 1951: 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua
passerini Hope, 1840: 179 Sierra Leone
preapicalis Pic, 1955: 234 Togo
pretiosa (Reineck, 1923: 609)
Poecilomorpha pretiosa Reineck, 1923: 609
Poecilomorpha elegantula Gressitt, 1942: 248
China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian,
Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi
tarsata Bryant, 1941: 209 Sierra Leone
testaceipennis Pic, 1917: 8 Ivory Coast
trilineata Erber & Medvedev, 2002: 112 Tanzania
trimaculata Pic, 1951: 48 Democratic Republic of the Congo
usambarica Weise, 1902: 121 Tanzania: Kwai
variabilis Perroud, 1853: 522 South Africa: Natal
viridipennis Pic, 1951: 44 Democratic Republic of the Congo
westermanni Westwood, 1864: 272 Equatorial Guinea
Pseudohomalopterus Pic, 1920:20
Type species: Pseudohomalopterus carinatus Pic, 1920, by monotypy.
carinatus rufus Brazil
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Pseudomegalopus Pic, 1916: 5
Type species: Pseudomegalopus tibialis Pic, 1916, by monotypy.
tibialis Pic, 1916: 5 Brazil
Sphondylia Weise, 1902: 120
Type species: Sphondylia magnicollis Weise, 1902, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
afer (Klug, 1824: 67)
Megalopus afer Klug, 1824: 67
South Africa: Cape of Good Hope, Uitenhagen
angolensis Weise, 1919: 181 Angola: Bailundo
atricornis Pic, 1951: 38 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala
balyana (Westwood, 1864: 272) South Africa
Poecilomorpha balyana Westwood, 1864: 272
barbipes Weise, 1915: 80 Democratic Republic of the Congo
basalis Clavareau, 1909: 377 Tanzania: Usambara
bicoloriventris Pic, 1937
fasciaticollis (Jacoby, 1901: 215) Zimbabwe: Mashonaland (Mtoko's)
Poecilomorpha fasciaticollis, 1901: 215
henrardi Pic, 1951: 38 Democratic Republic of the Congo
inlineata Pic, 1939: 115 Angola
jacobyi Clavareau, 1905: 110 Gabon: Lambarem
lineatithorax Pic, 1953: 12
magnicollis Weise, 1902: 122 Tanzania: Dar-es-Salaam
mutillaria (Clark, 1865: 87)
Poecillomorpha mutillaria Clark, 1866:87
Mutiloides albofasciatus Fairmaire, 1887:197
South Africa: Natal
pubimaculata Erber & Medvedev, 2002: 119 Cameroon
schulzi Weise, 1902: 123 Tanzania: Norte de Usambara (Hohenfriedeberg)
sobrina (Harold, 1880: 267) South Africa
Poecilomorpha sobrina Harold, 1880:267
testacea Pic, 1912: 11 Angola: Cabinda
thoreyi (Baly, 1864: 436) Nigeria: Old Calabar
Poecilomorpha thoreyi Baly, 1864: 436
tomentosa (Lacordaeri, 1845: 724) South Africa: Natal
Poecilomorpha tomentosa Lacordaire, 1845: 724
vaneyeni Pic, 1951: 38 Gabon: Lambarem
varians Weise, 1919: 182 Angola: Bailundo
ventralis Weise, 1902: 124 Tanzania: Norte de Usambara (Hohenfriedeberg)
Temnaspis Lacordaire, 1845:716
Type species: Megalopus javanus Guerin-Meneville 1844, designated by Jacoby & Clavareau 1905.
Colobaspis Fairmaire, 1894:225
Type species: Colobaspis flavonigra Fairmaire, 1894, by monotypy.
amabilis (Baly, 1878: 177) Mozambique: Nyassa
Poecilomorpha amabilis Baly, 1878: 177
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Colobaspis arida (Westwood, 1864: 275)
ashlocki Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979: 208 India. Laos: Vientiane, .Thailand: Chiang Mai. Nepal
atrithorax (Pic, 1934: 87)China: Kiulung
Colobaspis atrithorax Pic, 1934: 87
bengalensis Westwood, 1864: 276 India: Bengala, Sikkim. Nepal
bicoloripennis Pic, 1950: 14 Thailand
bidentatus Pic, 1922: 27 China: Sichuan, Yuannan. India: Assam
bifasciata Mohamedsaid, 1999: 250 Malaysia: Perak, Cameron Highlands
bonneuili Pic, 1947: 15 China. South Korea. Russia: Siberia
brunneipennis Pic, 1926: 9 Vietnam: Annam
centromaculata Medvedev & Sprecher-Uebersax,
1997:206
Nepal: Kathmandu Valley, Godavari
chrysopyga Westwood, 1864: 276 Nigeria: Old Calabar
cumingii Westwood, 1864: 276 Philippines: Manila
dohrni Jacoby, 1899: 262 Indonesia: Sumatra (Soekaranda)
elegans Chujo, 1951: 64 China: Taiwan, Formosa
Colobaspis elegans (Chujo, 1951: 64)
femorata (Gressitt, 1942: 287) China: Sichuan
Colobaspis femorata Gressitt, 1942: 287
flavicornis Jacoby, 1892: 875
Temnaspis bidentata Pic, 1922: 27
China: Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan. India: Assam.
Myanmar: Carin Cheba
flavonigra (Fairmaire, 1894: 225) China: Tibet, Sichuan
Colobaspis flavonigra Fairmaire, 1894: 225
formosana (Reineck, 1923: 606) China: Taiwan
Colobaspis formosana Reineck, 1923: 606
fraxini (Komiya, 1986: 6) China: Taiwan
Colobaspis fraxini Komiya, 1986: 6
humeralis Jacoby, 1890: 86 China: Hebei
Colobaspis humeralis (Jacoby, 1890: 86)
insignis Baly, 1859: 208
Colobaspis Insignis (Baly 1859: 208)
Temnaspis brunneipennis Pic, 1926: 9
China: Yunnan, Hainan. Cambodia. India. Laos:
Sayaboury. Malaysia. Thailand. Vietnam
japanica Baly, 1873: 78 China: Shaanxi, Huanglung, Yunnan, Lijiang. Japan:
Nagasaki
javanus (Guerin-Meneville, 1844: 256) Indonesia: Java
Megalopus javanus Guerin-Meneville, 1844:256
kuntzeni Reineck, 1913: 610 Indonesia: Sumatra
kwangtungensis (Gressitt, 1942: 289) China: Guangdong, Guangxi
Colobaspis kuangtungensis Gressitt, 1942: 289
lugubris Westwood, 1864: 277 Madagascar
lunduensis Mohamedsaid, 2005: 68 Malaysia: Sarawak
nankinea (Pic, 1914: 20)
Colobaspis nankinea Pic, 1914: 20
China: Jiangsi, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Hen, Shadong,
Shanxi. South Korea
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Temnaspis coreana Chujo, 1934:34
nigriceps Baly, 1859: 207 stat. res.
Colobaspis nigriceps (Baly, 1859: 207)
Temnaspis nigripennis Jacoby, 1899: 115
Colobaspis bicoloriceps Pic, 1922: 8
India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District. Laos: Vientiane,
Sedone, Wapikhamthong, Sithandone, Borikhane.
Malaysia: Pahang. Nepal
nigricollis Jacoby, 1899: 263 Indonesia: Sumatra (Soekaranda, Liangagas)
nigroplagiata Jacoby, 1892: 876 China: Yunnan. Myanmar: Carin Cheba
nigropunctata (Pic, 1896: 36) Syria: Akbes. Turkey
Clythraxeloma nigropunctata Pic, 1896:36
Poecilomorpha quadrimaculata Reitter, 1908:135
omeiensis (Gressitt, 1942: 290) China: Sichuan
Colobaspis omeiensis Gressitt, 1942:290
pallida (Gressitt, 1942: 290) China: Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian
Colobaspis pallida Gressitt, 1942: 290
pua Li & Liang, 2013: 380 China: Yunnan. Myanmar: Kayin
pulcher Baly, 1859: 206 China: Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian. India
Colobaspis pulcher (Baly, 1859: 206)
Temnaspis diversesignatus Pic, 1955:22
purpureotinctus Medvedev, 2002: 245 India: Megalaya
quadriplagiata Bryant, 1934: 225 India: Uttarakhand. Nepal
regalis (Achard, 1920: 48) China: Guizhou, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tíbet
Colobaspis regalis Achard, 1920:48
rubens (Klug, 1834: 216) Indonesia: Java
Megalopus rubens Klug 1834: 216
Temnaspis fervidus Lacordaire, 1845:719
sanguinicollis Chen & Pu, 1962: 115 China: Yunnan
sauteri (Reineck, 1923: 607) China: Taiwan
Colobaspis sauteri Reineck, 1923: 607
Colobaspis rubi Chujo, 1932: 313
septemmaculata (Hope, 1831: 28)
Megolopus septemmaculatus Hope, 1831: 28
Colobaspis septempunctata (Hope, 1831: 28)
uinquemaculatus Baly, 1859: 206
China: Taiwan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang. India:
Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim. Myanmar: Burma. Nepal:
Taplejung-Ila Danda
shirakii (Chujo, 1932: 315) China: Taiwan
Colobaspis shirakii Chujo, 1932: 315
speciosus Baly, 1859: 204 stat. res.
Colobaspis speciosus (Baly, 1859: 204)
India: Sikkim, Darjeeling District. Nepal
squalida Allard, 1892: 232 India
syringa Li & Liang, 2013: 389 China: Beijing, Shaanxi, Ningxia
testacea (Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961: 8) China: Yunnan
Poecilomorpha testacea Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961: 8
Colobaspis testacea (Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961: 8)
testaceoapicalis Pic, 1955: 233 Indonesia: Java
vietnamensis Medvedev, 1985: 62 Vietnam
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Colobaspis vitalisi Pic, 1922: 8
Colobaspis pulcherima Reineck, 1923
westwoodii Baly, 1865: 41 Philippines: Manilla
Subfamily Palophaginae
Kuschel & May, 1990
Cucujopsis Crowson, 1946: 91
Type species: Cucujopsis setife Crowson, 1946, by original designation.
setife Crowson, 1946: 91 Australia: Queensland (Kuranda)
Palophagoides Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996: 2
Type species: Palophagoides vargasorum Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996, by original designation.
vargasorum Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996: 5 Argentina. Chile
Palophagus Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990:704
Type species: Palophagus bunyae Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990, by original designation.
australiensis Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990: 709 Australia: Queensland (Parque Nacional Lamington)
bunyae Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990: 709 Australia: Queensland (Bunya)
Subfamily Zeugophorinae
Böving & Craighead, 1931
Zeugophora Kunze, 1818:71
Type species: Crioceris subspinosa Fabricius, 1781, designated by Chevrolat 1849.
Auchenia Thunberg, 1792: 95
Type species: Crioceris subspinosa Fabricius, 1781, designated by Duponchel & Chevrolat in D’Orbigny 1842; objective
older synonym suppressed under ICZN Opinion No. 1382 (ICZN 1986).
Taraxis LeConte, 1850: 237
Type species: Taraxis abnormis LeConte, 1850, by monotypy.
Pedrillia Westwood, 1864: 280
Type species: Pedrillia longicornis Westwood, 1864, by monotypy.
Macrozeugophora Achard, 1914: 288
Type species: Macrozeugophora ornata Achard, 1914 by monotypy.
Bruchomima Achard, 1916: 47
Type species: Bruchomima chloropelta Achard, 1916 by monotypy.
Pedrilliomorpha Pic, 1917: 9
Type species: Pedrilliomorpha atrosuturalis Pic, 1917 by monotypy.
Austrolema Oke, 1932: 164
Type species: Austrolema vitinea Oke, 1932 by monotypy.
Pedrillimorpha Papp, 1946: 25 (unavailable name, no type species designated).
Pedrinella Papp, 1946: 26 (unavailable name, no type species designated).
Pedrilonga Papp, 1946: 26 (unavailable name, no type species designated).
Papuleptura Gressitt, 1959: 81
Type species: Papuleptura alticola Gressitt, 1959, by original designation.
abnormis (LeConte, 1850: 237) Canada. USA
Taraxis abnormis LeConte 1850: 237
Auchenia abnormis (LeConte, 1850: 237)
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Zeugophora kirbyi Baly, 1864: 183
Zeugophora reineckei Grote, 1879: 5
aethiops Medvedev, 1995: 67 Indonesia: Papua(Jayawijaya)
africana (Bryant, 1943: 248) South Africa
Pedrillia africana Bryant, 1943: 248
Auchenia africana (Bryant, 1943: 248)
albiseta Reid, 1989: 42 Australia: Queensland
alticola (Gressitt, 1959: 81) Papua New Guinea: Simbu province
Papuleptura alticola Gressitt, 1959: 81
ancora Reitter, 1900: 164 China: Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai
Auchenia ancora (Reitter, 1900: 164)
Zeugophora pseudancora Reitter, 1900: 165
annulata Baly, 1873: 79
Auchenia annulata (Baly, 1873: 79)
Pedrillia biguttata Kraatz, 1879: 119
Auchenia biguttata (Kraatz, 1879: 119)
Pedrillia disconotata Pic, 1906: 27
Pedrillia theresae Pic, 1945: 13
Zeugophora inannulata Chujo, 1959: 1
Zeugophora melanaria Chujo, 1959: 1
China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Jiangxi, Liaoning. North
Korea. South Korea. Japan. Russia
apicata Medvedev, 2007: 2 Indonesia: Java
atra Fall, 1926: 203 Canada. USA
Auchenia atra (Fall, 1926: 203)
atrosuturalis (Pic, 1917: 9) India: Sikkim
Pedrilliomorpha atrosuturalis Pic, 1917: 9
Auchenia atrosuturalis (Pic, 1917: 9)
belokobylskii Lopatin, 1995: 97 Vietnam
bicolor (Kraatz, 1879: 120)
Pedrillia bicolor Kraatz, 1879: 120
Auchenia bicolor (Kraatz, 1879: 120)
Pedrillia nigricollis Jacoby, 1885: 195
Auchenia nigricollis Jacoby, 1885: 195
China: Liaoning. North Korea. South Korea. Japan.
Russia
bicoloripes Pic, 1939: 31 “Indo-china”
Auchenia (bicoloripes Pic, 1939: 31)
bifasciata Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961: 25 China: Fujian
bimaculata Kraatz, 1879: 129 Russia
Auchenia bimaculata (Kraatz, 1879: 129)
bistriolata Schöller, 2009: 195 New Caledonia
brancucii Medvedev, 1993: 360 Nepal
buonloicus Medvedev, 1985: 60 Vietnam
califórnica Crothc, 1874: 78
Auchenia califórnica (Crothc, 1874: 78) USA
cameroonica Medvedev, 1998: 69 Cameroon
capensis (Bryant, 1943: 247) South Africa
Pedrillia capensis Bryant, 1943: 247
Auchenia capensis (Bryant, 1943: 247)
carolae Gressitt, 1965: 133 Indonesia: Papua (Paniai)
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chinensis Medvedev, 1998: 65 China: Sichuan
chloropelta (Achard, 1916: 48) Madagascar
Buchomina chloropelta Achard, 1916: 48
Pedrillia chloropelta (Achard, 1916: 48)
Auchenia chloropelta (Achard, 1916: 48)
Pedrillia viridipes Pic, 1930: 36
chujoi Ohno, 1961: 36 Japan
consanguinea Crothc, 1873: 23 Canada. USA
Auchenia consanguinea Crothc, 1873: 23
crassicornis Medvedev, 1998: 59 Vietnam
cribrata Chen, 1974: 43 China: Qinghai
cyanea Chen, 1974: 44 China: Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan
daccordii Schöller, 2009: 197 New Caledonia
decorata (Chujo, 1937: 146) China: Taiwan
Pedrillia decorata Chujo, 1937: 146
Auchenia decorata (Chujo, 1937: 146)
dimorpha (Gressitt, 1945: 138) China: Guandong, Taiwan, Jiangsu
Pedrillia dimorpha Gressitt, 1945: 138
Auchenia dimorpha (Gressitt, 1945: 138)
enduwakombukoensis Sekerka, 2007: 759 Papua New Guinea: Simbu
fasciata Medvedev, 1998: 68 Indonesia: Sumatra, Sikulikap, Tanah Karo
flavicollis (Marsha, 1802: 217)
Aucheni flavicollis Marsha, 1802: 217
Zeugophora australis Weise, 1881: 58
Zeugophora notatipes, Pic 1925: 9
Austria. Belgium. Belarus. Czech Republic. France.
Germany. Hungary. Italy. Netherlands. Poland.
Romania. Russia: Chernyakhovsky. Slovakia. Spain:
Catalunya. Switzerland. Ukraine. United Kingdom.
flavitarsis Medvedev, 1998: 68 India: Sikkin
flavonotata (Chujo, 1935: 69) Japan: Ryukyus
Pedrillia flavonotata Chujo, 1935: 69
Auchenia flavonotata (Chujo, 1935: 69)
formosana (Gressitt, 1954: 140) China: Taiwan
Pedrillia formosana Gressitt, 1954: 140
Auchenia formosana (Gressitt, 1954: 140)
Pedrillia ornata Chujo, 1937: 148
frontalis Suffrian,1840: 100 Austria. Belgium. Czechh Republic. Denmark.
Estonia. Germany. Italy. Latwia. Lithuania. Poland.
Sweden.
gede Reid, 1998: 9 Indonesia: West Java
gracilis (Chujo, 1937: 149) China:Taiwan
Pedrillia gracilis Chujo, 1937: 149
Auchenia gracilis (Chujo, 1937: 149)
hanungus Medvedev, 1985: 61 Vietnam
himalayana Medvedev, 1998: 67 India: Uttarakhand
hozumii Chujo, 1953: 1 Japan. Russia
humeralis (Achard, 1914: 43) “Africa”
Pedrillia humerallis Achard, 1914: 43
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Auchenia humeralis (Achard, 1914:43)
impressa Chen & Pu, 1962: 116 China: Yunnan
indica Jacoby, 1903: 81 India: Kashmir. Thailand: Chiang Mai
Auchenia indica (Jacoby, 1903: 81)
Pedrillia flavipes Jacoby, 1908: 14
japanica (Chujo, 1951: 119) Japan
Pedrillia Japanica Chujo, 1951: 119
Auchenia Japanica (Chujo, 1951: 119)
javana Reid, 1992: 405 Indonesia: West Java
kwaiensis (Weise, 1900: 446) Tanzania: Usambara
Pedrillia kwaiensis Weise, 1900: 446
Auchenia kwaiensis (Weise, 1900: 446)
longicornis (Westwood, 1864: 280)
Pedrillia longicornis Westwood, 1864: 280
Auchenia longicornis (Westwood, 1864: 280)
Zegophora andrewesi Jacoby, 1908: 82
India: Bombay, Sikkim, Uttarakhand. Nepal: Dolkha.
Thailand
luzonica Weise, 1922: 429 Philippines
Auchenia luzonica (Weise, 1922: 429)
Pedrillia luzonica Weise, 1922: 429
maai Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979: 206 Laos. Nepal. Thailand: Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep
maculata (Chujo, 1941: 463) China: Taiwan
Pedrillia maculata Chujo, 1941: 463
Auchenia maculata (Chujo, 1941: 463)
madagascariensis (Jacoby, 1897: 244) Madagascar
Pedrillia madagascariensis Jacoby, 1897: 244
Auchenia madagascariensis (Jacoby, 1897: 244)
medvedevi Lopatin, 2002: 83 Vietnam
multisignata (Pic, 1944: 7) China
Pedrillia multisignata Pic, 1944: 7
Auchenia multisignata (Pic, 1944: 7)
Pedrillia interrupta Pic, 1944: 8
multnomah Hatch, 1971: 161 Canada. USA
murrayi (Clark, 1865: 87) Sri Lanka
Pedrillia murrayi Clark, 1865: 87
Auchenia murrayi (Clark, 1865: 87)
novobicolor Rodríguez-Mirón nom. nov.
Pedrillia bicolor Achard, 1914: 42 (non Kraatz, 1879)
Zeugophora bicolor (Achard, 1914: 42)
Auchenia bicolor (Achard, 1914: 42)
Kenya
neomexicana Schaeffer, 1919: 319 USA
Auchenia neomexicana (Schaeffer, 1919: 319)
nepalica Medvedev, 1988: 67 Nepal
nigroaerea Lopatin, 2008: 831 China: Gansu
nigrocincta (Pic, 1924: 7) Vietnam
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Auchenia nigrocincta (Pic, 1924: 7)
nitida (Chujo, 1932: 340) China: Taiwan
Pedrillia nitida Chujo, 1932: 340
Auchenia nitida (Chujo, 1932: 340)
ornata (Achard, 1914: 289) China: Jiangxi, Jiangxi, Yunnan
Macrozeugophora ornata Achard, 1914: 289
Auchenia ornata (Achard, 1914: 289)
pallidicincta Gressitt, 1945: 139 India: Sikkim. Nepal
Pedrillia unifasciata Pic, 1917 : 9 (non Jacoby, 1885)
Auchenia pallidicincta (Gressitt, 1945: 139)
papuana Medvedev, 2009: 372 Papua New Guinea: Morobe
parva Crowson, 1946: 96 India: Uttarakhand. Nepal
puberula Crothc, 1873: 23 Canada. USA
Auchenia puberula (Crothc, 1873: 23)
riedeli Medvedev, 2007: 4 Indonesia: Maluku
ruficollis (Chujo, 1932: 342) China: Taiwan
Pedrillia ruficollis Chujo, 1932: 342
Auchenia ruficollis (Chujo, 1932: 342)
Pedrillia grandis Chujo, 1937: 147
scutellaris Suffrian, 1840: 99
Auchenia scutellaris (Suffrian, 1840: 99) Austria. Belgium. Belarus. Canada (Immigration).
China: Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning,
Nei Mongol, Xinjiang. Denmark. Slovakia.Finland.
France. Georgia. Hungary. Iran. Italy. Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan. Latvia. Lithuania. Norway. Netherlands.
Poland. Czech Republic. Romania. Russia:
Bagrationovsky, Gur’evsky. Syria. Switzerland.
Tajikistan. Turkey. USA ( Immigration )
setsukoae Gressitt, 1965: 135 Indonesia: Papua: Jayawijaya: West Papua:
Manokwari. Papua New Guinea: Southern Highlands
subspinosa (Fabricius, 1781: 155)
Crioceris subspinosa Fabricius, 1781: 155
Auchenia subspinosa (Fabricius, 1781: 155)
Germany. Austria. Belgium. Belarus. Bulgaria,
Denmark. Slovakia. Finland. France. Hungary. Italy.
Kazakhstan. Latvia. Lithuania. Mongolia Norway.
Netherlands. Poland. United Kingdom. Czech
Republic. Romania. Russia: “Kaliningrad Region”,
Serbia & Montenegro. Sweden. Switzerland. Turkey.
Ukraine
sumatrana (Jacoby,1896: 380) Indonesia: Sumatra
Pedrillia sumatrana Jacoby, 1896: 380
Auchenia sumatrana (Jacoby,1896: 380)
Zeugophora toroja Reid, 1998: 10
suturalis (Achard, 1914: 44) “Africa”
Pedrillia suturalis Achard, 1914: 44
Auchenia suturalis (Achard, 1914: 44)
testaceipes (Pic, 1939: 30) “Africa”
Pedrillia testaceipes Pic, 1939: 30
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tetraspilota Medvedev, 1998: 66 China: Yunnan
tricolor Chen & Pu, 1962: 116 China: Yunnan, Kansu
trisignata An & Kwon, 2002: 273 South Korea
turneri Power, 1863: 8735
Auchenia turneri (Power, 1863: 8735)
Zeugophora rufotestacea Kraatz, 1871: 162
Germany. Belarus. Denmark. Estonia. Finland. Latvia.
Lithuania. Mongolia. Norway. Poland. Romania.
Russia: Bagrationovsky, Gur’evsky, Zelenogradsky.
United Kingdom. Czech Republic. Sweden
unifaciata (Jacoby, 1885: 197) Japan
Pedrillia unifasciata Jacoby, 1885: 197 (non Pic, 1917)
Auchenia unifaciata (Jacoby, 1885: 197)
variabilis (Achard, 1914: 46) “Africa”
Pedrillia variabilis Achard, 1914: 46
Auchenia variabilis (Achard, 1914: 46)
varians Crothc, 1873: 23 Canada. USA
Auchenia varians (Crothc, 1873: 23)
varipes (Jacoby, 1885: 196) Japan
Pedrillia varipes Jacoby, 1885: 196
Auchenia varipes (Jacoby, 1885: 196)
vitinea (Oke, 1932: 164) Australia: Queensland, New South Wales
Austrolema vitinea Oke, 1932:164
Auchenia vitinea (Oke, 1932: 164)
weisei Reitter, 1889: 43 Armenia. Iran
Auchenia weisei (Reitter, 1889: 43)
williamsi Reid, 1989: 46 Australia: Queensland, New South Wales
wittmeri Medvedev, 1993: 359 India: Kashmir
xanthopoda Bezdek & Silfverberg, 2010: 61 China:Sichuan
Pedrillia flavipes Yu, 1997: 838
yunnanica Chen & Pu, 1962: 116 China: Yuan, Xizang.India. Nepal
Zeugophorella Sekerka, 2013: 753
Type species: Pedrilliomorpha riedeli Medvedev, 1995, by original designation.
bicolora (Medvedev, 1995: 68) Indonesia: Papua: Jayawijaya
Pedrilliomorpha bicolora Medvedev, 1995: 68
clypealis ( Medvedev, 1995: 68) Indonesia: West Papua (Manokwari:Sorong)
Pedrilliomorpha clypealis Medvedev, 1995: 68
elongata (Gressitt, 1959: 81) Papua New Guinea: Simbu
Papuleptura elongata Gressit, 1959: 81
gracilicornis (Medvedev, 1995: 68) Indonesia: Papua: Jayawijaya
Pedrilliomorpha gracilicornis Medvedev, 1995: 68
pallescens Sekerka in Sekerka & Vives, 2013: 754 Indonesia: West Papua: Manokwari
riedeli (Medvedev, 1995: 67) Indonesia: Papua: Jayawijaya
Pedrilliomorpha riedeli Medvedev, 1995: 67
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TABLE 3. Countries most species-rich in Megalopodidae
Type species are designated herein for the genus group names Macrolopha Weise and Falsomegalopus Pic.
The subgenus group names Africanotemnaspis Pic 1951, Microcolobaspis Pic 1951, and Mimosphondylia Pic 1951
are considered unavailable names because no type species were designated (ICZN 1999: article 13.3). Zeugophora
bicolor Archard is a junior homonym of Z. bicolor Kraatz, Z. novobicolor Rodríguez-Mirón is proposed as new
replacement name. Falsotemnaspis lacordairei (Westwood) (= Colobaspis lacordairei (Westwood) is a new
combination and Falsotemnaspis luteimembris Pic is proposed as new synonym of F. lacordairei (Westwood).
Macrolopha was synonymized with Colobaspis Fairmaire by Jacoby & Clavareau (1905) and resurrected by
Pic (1951). After that, Colobaspis was synonymized with Temnaspis Lacordaire (Gressitt & Kimoto 1961), but
others considered Colobaspis as a valid genus (Kimoto & Gressitt 1979). Chen & Pu (1962) and Yu & Liang
(2002) accepted the synonymy of Colobapsis with Temnaspis. Yu & Liang (2002) transferred six species to
Temnaspis, including Colobaspis flavonigra Fairmaire (type species of Colobaspis), but the remaining species of
Colobaspis were no assigned to the former. After the revision of the type specimens of Colobaspis bicolor
(Jacoby), C. carinata Bryant, C. centromaculata (Jacoby), C. costatipennis Pic, C. dollmani Bryant, C. hargreavesi
Bryant, C. mashuana (Jacoby), C. murrayi (Baly), C. neavei Bryant, C. nyassae Bryant, C. suturalis Clavareau and
C. variabilis (Westwood), and compared with Macrolopha rustica Weise (type species of Macrolopha), these
species are transferred to Macrolopha, based on the absence of a ventral tooth in the hind femora of males and
females, and the absence of a conical tubercle on the metasternum (Jacoby & Clavareau 1905, Chûjô 1951). The
species C. aeneipennis Wei se, C. notaticollis Pic, C. parvula (Weswood), C. theresae Pic, and C. tricoloripes Pic
were no studied, however, they are also transferred to Macrolopha. Since the genus Macrolopha is very variable in
shape and structure, it is necessary to undertake a comprehensive taxonomic study to clarify the diagnostic limits.
On the other hand, the species Colobaspis speciosus (Baly), C. arida (Westwood), C. nigriceps (Baly) are
placed back in Temnaspis because they have a pair of conical tubercles on the metasternum, the diagnostic
character for Temnaspis (Lacordaire 1845, Jacoby & Clavareau 1905, Pic 1951, Yu & Liang 2002).
Diversity and distribution. There is a pronounced variation in species richness among countries; 10 of which
hold nearly 65% of megalopodid beetles. Brazil has the largest number of recorded species (137), followed by
China (58), Democratic Republic of Congo (51), Mexico (31), Argentina (26) and French Guiana (25) (Table 3).
Many countries have less than five recorded species; however, this is often likely due to the lack of research on
Megalopodidae. For instance, low richness in countries like Venezuela and Colombia, with two and eight species
respectively, can be compared with French Guiana with 25 species. It should be considered that the geographic
Country Number of species
Brazil 137
China 58
Democratic Republic of the Congo 51
Mexico 31
Argentina 26
French Guiana 25
India 22
Indonesia 22
South Africa 19
Tanzania 15
Nepal 15
Peru 14
Vietnam 13
Panama 12
Japan 10
Nigeria 10
Russia 10
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extension of French Guiana represents less than 10% of Venezuela or Colombia, both of which share a similar
latitude and possess greater ecosystem diversity. Moreover, nearly 80% of species are distributed in a single
territory or country only.
The family Megalopodidae has a worldwide distribution, except for Antarctica. About 80% of its species occur
throughout the intertropical zone (Fig. 4), the most common spacial pattern for the planet’s species richness
(Gaston & Spicer 2004). Megalopodid beetles can be found from sea level to 3900 meters in elevation (Sekerka
2007, Sekerka & Vives 2013). Neotropical Megalopodidae lead species richness with 258 species and 11 genera,
followed by Ethiopian region, with 169 species and 14 genera (Fig. 4; Table 4). Species diversity declines
considerably in the rest of the biogeographical regions; the Oriental region posesses four genera and 67 species
while 71 species in three genera occur in the Palearctic region. Nearctic and Austral kingdom is the least diverse,
with only nine species in one genus, and 23 species in five genera, respectively (Fig. 4, Table 4).
Each subfamily present a different geographic pattern. Megalopodinae is the most diverse with 480 species and
24 genera (Table 4); it shows a tropical Gondwanan distribution, probably dated from Cretaceous period (130–140
Mya) (Morrone 2002; Jolivet & Verma 2010). The following genera occur in the Neotropical region: Agathomerus
(54 spp.), Barticaria Jacoby & Clavareau (1 sp.), Bothromegalopus Monrós (2 spp.), Homalopterus (2 spp.),
Mastosthetus (145 spp.), Megalopus (46 spp.), Nickimerus Guerín (1 sp.), Plesioagathomerus Monrós (4 spp.),
Pseudohomalopterus Pic (1 sp.) and Pseudomegalopus Pic (1 sp.). Mastothetus, Agathomerus and Megalopus are
widely distributed from Argentina to México. The formation of the Isthmus of Panama in Pliocene period (2.6–3
Mya) (O’Dea 2016) might explain the Meso-American and Mexican distribution of the last three mentioned
genera, which follow the modern Neotropical distribution pattern in the Mexican transition zone (Halffter 1968,
2003; Halffter & Morrone 2017).
The Ethiopian region comprises 14 genera and 169 species (Table 4) including Antonaria Jacoby & Clavareau
(18 spp.), Kuilua Jacoby (6 spp.), Leucastea Stål (29 spp.) and Sphondylia Weise (23 spp.), which have a widely
scattered distribution without any recognizable pattern within the region. Information is limited for the
monospecific genera Bryantonaria Pic, Macroantonaria Pic, Mimocolobaspis Pic and Piomelopus Jacoby &
Clavareau where only the type locality is known. On the other hand, Temnaspis Lacordaire (53 spp.),
Poecilomorpha (47 spp.) and Macrolopha Weise (35 spp.) present a wide distribution because they are found in
both the Ethiopian and the Oriental regions. Finally, Temnaspis and Poecilomorpha are widely dispersed in the
subtropical areas of the Palaearctic region, though mainly in China. The presence of one species of Macrolopha in
the Oriental region is doubtful. A revision of Macrolopha is needed in order to confirm if its distribution is
restricted to the Ethiopian region.
FIGURE 4. Richness of genera and species by biogeographic regions.
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Palophaginae distribution is restricted to the southern hemisphere with only four known species and three
genera. Cucujopsis Crowson (1 sp.) and Palophagus Kuschel (2 spp.) are found in Eastern Australia, while
Palophagoides Kuschel (1 sp.) is known from Chile and Argentina (Andean region). As mentioned before,
Palophaginae are associated to Araucaria strobili (Kuschel & May 1990, 1996a, 1996b) which share a disjunct and
relictual distribution in South America and some Australian temperate areas (Sequeira & Farrel 2001). The
relationship between Palophaginae and Araucaria might be traced from the Jurassic period (200 Mya) (Farrell
1998; Farrell & Sequeira 2004) before Gondwanan fragmentation (Jolivet & Verma 2010), since they share
vicariant processes, and Austral and Septentrional zone extinction events (Sequeira & Farrel 2001).
Zeugophorinae are comprised of 98 species and two genera (Zeugophora and Zeugophorella Sekerka). They
present a broad distribution except for the Neotropical region (Table 4); this subfamily has a remarkable Holarctic
Genera No. subgenera No. species Distribution by biogeographical region
Megalopodinae
Agathomerus Lacordaire 6 54 Neotropical
Antonaria Jacoby y Clavareau 18 Ethiopian
Ateledera Lacordaire 1 Neotropical
Barticaria Jacoby y Clavareau 1 Neotropical
Bothromegalopus Monrós 2 Neotropical
Bryantonaria Pic 1 Ethiopian
Falsocolobaspis Pic 3 Ethiopian
Falsotemnaspis Pic 4 Ethiopian
Homalopterus Perty 2 Neotropical
Kuilua Jacoby 6 Ethiopian
Leucastea Stål 29 Etiopica
Macroantonaria Pic 1 Ethiopian
Macrolopha Weise 2 35 Ethiopian, Oriental
Mastostethus Lacordaire 145 Neotropical
Megalopus Fabricius, 3 46 Neotropical
Mimocolobaspis Pic 1 Ethiopian
Nickimerus Guarín 1 Neotropical
Piomelopus Jacoby y Clavareau 1 Etiopica
Plesioagathomerus Monrós 4 Neotropical
Poecilomorpha Hope 47 Ethiopian, Oriental, Palearctic
Pseudohomalopterus Pic 1 Neotropical
Pseudomegalopus Pic 1 Neotropical
Sphondylia Weise 23 Ethiopian
Temnaspis Lacordaire 53 Ethiopian, Oriental, Palearctic
Palophaginae
Cucujopsis Crowson 1 Austral kingdom
Palophagoides Kuschel 1 Austral kingdom
Palophagus Kuschel 2 Austral kingdom
Zeugophorinae
Zeugophora Kunze 92 Austral kingdom, Ethiopian, Neartica, Oriental, Palearctic
Zeugophorella Sekerka 6 Austral kingdom
Total 11 582
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diversity, where 46 species of Zeugophora can be found: the Palaearctic region containing 36 species and the
remaining nine corresponding to the Nearctic region. Zeugophora scutellaris Suffrian is an Old World species that
has been successfully established in North America (Riley et al. 2002). In the New World, Zeugophorinae finds its
meridional distribution limit in northern México.
Twenty-eight species of Zeugophora are distributed in the Oriental region and nine species are found in the
Ethiopian region (two in Madagascar). Nineteen Zeugophorine species have been recorded from the Austral
kingdom sensu Morrone (2005). Six species of Zeugophora and six of Zeugophorella (endemic genera) are found
in New Guinea. Three species of Zeugophora are known to occur in Eastern Australia. Finally, New Caledonia and
Cape region province posess two species each.
Zeugophorinae species usually inhabit temperate environments. Accordingly, tropical species are generally
restricted to mountain systems. For instance, Zeugophora enduwakombugoensis Sekerka has been found at 3900
meter in elevation in Papua New Guinea (Sekerka 2007; Sekerka & Vives 2013).
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Max Barclay for his generous assistance while I was visiting the BMMH. I extend my sincere
thanks to Andrew Johnston (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University) and Ishwari Gutierrez for
improving the English and their comments, as well as to Juan J. Morrone (F. Ciencias, UNAM) for his support in
the nomenclature problems. Also, I thank Vicente Hernández Ortiz (INECOL), Santiago Zaragoza Caballero
(IBUNAM), Sara López-Pérez (IBUNAM), and 2 anonymous reviewers for comments on manuscript. Finally, I
thank the Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, UNAM, to Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) for
fellowship support, and to the Institute of Biology (UNAM) for the infrastructure provided. My stay in the BMMH
was supported by Programa de Apoyo a Estudios del Posgrado, UNAM (PAEP).
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