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.Redescription of the African genus Poecilomorpha Hope, 1814 (Megalopodidae: Megalopodinae) and description of a new species
Species A revision of the genus in 2025 includes the following species in the genus: Poecilomorpha cribricollis (Pic, 1951) Poecilomorpha minuta (Pic, 1951) Poecilomorpha passerinii Hope, 1841 Poecilomorpha pseudocribricollis Rodríguez-Mirón, 2025
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: Poecilomorpha atricolor Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha atripennis Pic 1946 Poecilomorpha atripes Lacordaire, 1845 Poecilomorpha bicoloripes Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha binotata Péringuey, 1892 Poecilomorpha calabarica Westwood, 1864 Poecilomorpha divisa Jacoby, 1895 Poecilomorpha dollmani Bryant, 1931 Poecilomorpha freyi Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha hacquardi Pic, 1955 Poecilomorpha maynei Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha nigricornis Pic, 1955 Poecilomorpha preapicalis Pic, 1955 Poecilomorpha variabilis Perroud, 1853 Poecilomorpha viridipennis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha suturalis (Clavareau, 1909)
Species historically included in the genus
Poecilomorpha abyssiniea Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha apicalis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha assamensis (Jacoby, 1908) Poecilomorpha atricolor Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha atricornis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha atripes Lacordaire, 1845 Poecilomorpha aureovillosa Jacoby, 1894 Poecilomorpha bicoloripes Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha binotata Peringuey, 1892 Poecilomorpha bipartita Lacordaire, 1845 Poecilomorpha calabarica Westwood, 1864 Poecilomorpha chariensis Pic, 1912 Poecilomorpha curta Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha cyanipennis (Kraatz, 1879) Poecilomorpha delagoensis Pic, 1913 Poecilomorpha discolineata (Pic, 1938) Poecilomorpha diversipes Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha divisa Jacoby, 1895 Poecilomorpha dollmani Bryant, 1931 Poecilomorpha downesii (Baly, 1859) Poecilomorpha fasciaticeps Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha freyi Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha gerstaeckeri Westwood, 1864 Poecilomorpha immaculatipes Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha impressipennis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha lacordairii Westwood, 1864 Poecilomorpha laosensis (Pic, 1922) Poecilomorpha laticornis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha luteipennis Westwood, 1864 Poecilomorpha maculata (Pic, 1926) Poecilomorpha maynei Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha mouhoti (Baly, 1864) Poecilomorpha nigroapicalis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha nigrocyanea Motschulsky, 1866 Poecilomorpha nigromaculata Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha overlaeti Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha passerini Hope, 1840 Poecilomorpha preapicalis Pic, 1955 Poecilomorpha pretiosa (Reineck, 1923) Poecilomorpha tarsata Bryant, 1941 Poecilomorpha testaceipennis Pic, 1917 Poecilomorpha trilineata Erber & Medvedev, 2002 Poecilomorpha trimaculata Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha usambarica Weise, 1902 Poecilomorpha variabilis Perroud, 1853 Poecilomorpha viridipennis Pic, 1951 Poecilomorpha westermanni Westwood, 1864
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