Poecilomorpha

Poecilomorpha
Poecilomorpha cyanipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Megalopodidae
Subfamily: Megalopodinae
Genus: Poecilomorpha
Hope, 1840
Type species
Poecilomorpha passerini
Hope, 1840
Synonyms

Clythraxeloma Kraatz, 1879

Poecilomorpha is a genus of beetles in the family Megalopodidae.

Taxonomy

The concept of Poecilomorpha has been widely utilized to include disparate species from the Ethiopian and Oriental regions. Poecilomorpha comprised close to 50 species in 2021. Throughout the history of the genus, many species originally described in the genus have been transferred to other genera or have been the basis for the creation of new ones (such as Piomelopus, Bryantonaria and Antonaria). Poecilomorpha has been a 'dumping ground' within Megalopodidae.

Species

A revision of the genus in 2025 includes the following species in the genus:

Most other species have been transferred to Leucastea, Sphondylia, Monrosolopha and Macrolopha. Also, some species are still placed in Poecilomorpha, but will probably be transferred to other genera following further study. These Poecilomorpha incertae sedis are:

Species historically included in the genus

References

  1. ↑ Rodríguez-Mirón, Geovanni M. (2018). "Checklist of the family Megalopodidae Latreille (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea); a synthesis of its diversity and distribution". Zootaxa. 4434 (2): 265–302. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.3.
  2. ↑ "Poecilomorpha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Redescription of the African genus Poecilomorpha Hope, 1814 (Megalopodidae: Megalopodinae) and description of a new species