Poecilomorpha


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. Poecilomorpha has been a 'dumping ground' within Megalopodidae.

Species

A revision of the genus in 2025 includes the following species in the genus:Poecilomorpha cribricollis Poecilomorpha minuta Poecilomorpha passerinii Hope, 1841Poecilomorpha 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, 1951Poecilomorpha atripennis Pic 1946Poecilomorpha atripes Lacordaire, 1845Poecilomorpha bicoloripes Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha binotata Péringuey, 1892Poecilomorpha calabarica Westwood, 1864Poecilomorpha divisa Jacoby, 1895Poecilomorpha dollmani Bryant, 1931Poecilomorpha freyi Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha hacquardi Pic, 1955Poecilomorpha maynei Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha nigricornis Pic, 1955Poecilomorpha preapicalis Pic, 1955Poecilomorpha variabilis Perroud, 1853Poecilomorpha viridipennis Pic, 1951
  • ''Poecilomorpha suturalis''

Species historically included in the genus

Poecilomorpha abyssiniea Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha apicalis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha assamensis Poecilomorpha atricolor Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha atricornis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha atripes Lacordaire, 1845Poecilomorpha aureovillosa Jacoby, 1894Poecilomorpha bicoloripes Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha binotata Peringuey, 1892Poecilomorpha bipartita Lacordaire, 1845Poecilomorpha calabarica Westwood, 1864Poecilomorpha chariensis Pic, 1912Poecilomorpha curta Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha cyanipennis Poecilomorpha delagoensis Pic, 1913Poecilomorpha discolineata Poecilomorpha diversipes Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha divisa Jacoby, 1895Poecilomorpha dollmani Bryant, 1931Poecilomorpha downesii Poecilomorpha fasciaticeps Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha freyi Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha gerstaeckeri Westwood, 1864Poecilomorpha immaculatipes Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha impressipennis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha lacordairii Westwood, 1864Poecilomorpha laosensis Poecilomorpha laticornis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha luteipennis Westwood, 1864Poecilomorpha maculata Poecilomorpha maynei Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha mouhoti Poecilomorpha nigroapicalis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha nigrocyanea Motschulsky, 1866Poecilomorpha nigromaculata Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha overlaeti Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha passerini Hope, 1840Poecilomorpha preapicalis Pic, 1955Poecilomorpha pretiosa Poecilomorpha tarsata Bryant, 1941Poecilomorpha testaceipennis Pic, 1917Poecilomorpha trilineata Erber & Medvedev, 2002Poecilomorpha trimaculata Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha usambarica Weise, 1902Poecilomorpha variabilis Perroud, 1853Poecilomorpha viridipennis Pic, 1951Poecilomorpha westermanni Westwood, 1864