Genus POLYBOTHRIS Spinola 1837 [Biogeographical Regions AFR ] [image 1] [image 2] [image 3] [image 4] [image 5]
Polybothris Dejean 1833:78 (Unavailable name, cited without description, definition or indication (ICZN 1999 Article 12.1)).
Polybothris Spinola 1837:115.
    Type species: Buprestis sumptuosa Klug 1833 (fixed by subsequent designation: Thomson 1878a:315).
Pseudophthalma Thomson 1878a:315.
    Type species: Pseudophthalma videns Thomson 1878 (fixed by original designation).
Aplax Thomson 1878a:317.
    Type species: Aplax obscura Thomson 1878 (fixed by original designation).
Psiloptera (Polybothris Division II): Théry 1905:18, 54.
   subgenus POLYBOTHRIS Spinola 1837
   subgenus AMPHISBETA Thomson 1878
Amphisbeta Thomson 1878a:316.
    Type species: Buprestis navicularis Laporte & Gory 1836 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus CARCINIAS Thomson 1878
Carcinias Thomson 1878c:34.
    Type species: Buprestis scapularis Guérin-Méneville 1832 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus CASSIDABOTHRIS Thomson 1878
Cassidabothris Thomson 1878a:318.
    Type species: Buprestis colliciata Guérin-Méneville 1832 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus COCCINELLOPSIS Thomson 1878
Coccinellopsis Thomson 1878c:35.
    Type species: Coccinellopsis orbicularis Thomson 1878 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus CORNELIA Thomson 1878
Cornelia Thomson 1878a:317.
    Type species: Polybothris pyropyga Coquerel 1851 (fixed by original designation).
Enharpya Thomson 1878a:316.
    Type species: Buprestis amorpha Laporte & Gory 1836 (fixed by original designation).
Pycnobothris Thomson 1878a:318.
    Type species: Buprestis mucronata Laporte & Gory 1836 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus EREBODES Thomson 1878
Erebodes Thomson 1878a:317.
    Type species: Erebodes jansonii Thomson 1878 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus LACONIDES Thomson 1878
Laconides Thomson 1878a:316.
    Type species: Polybothris lelieurii Buquet 1854 (fixed by original designation).
    Type species: Hemisobothris infrasplendens Thomson 1878 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus PALAEOBOTHRIS Thomson 1878
Palaeobothris Thomson 1878a:316.
    Type species: Buprestis ochreata Olivier 1790 (fixed by original designation).
   subgenus PHOBETODES Thomson 1878
Phobetodes Thomson 1878a:316.
    Type species: Buprestis dilatata Olivier 1790 (fixed by original designation).

acripes Guérin 1925:41.
adspersipennis (Théry) 1905:19, 76 (Psiloptera).
aeneicollis (Kerremans) 1911d:481 (Psiloptera).
aeneomaculata (Klug) 1833:61 (Buprestis).
        syn. arge Obenberger 1942b:48. e
alboplagiata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:63 (Buprestis).
        syn. caudalis (Thomson) 1878a:346 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. plagiata (Waterhouse) 1880:191 (Coccinellopsis).
amorosa Obenberger 1942b:43. e
amorpha (Laporte & Gory) 1836:51 (Buprestis).
        syn. chaotica (Thomson) 1878a:328 (Enharpya).
ampliata (Fairmaire) 1869:216 (Psiloptera).
analis (Chevrolat in Guérin) 1833:Nr. 60 (Buprestis).
        syn. auromaculata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:60 (Buprestis).
angulicollis (Kerremans) 1911d:533 (Psiloptera).
angulosa (Théry) 1905:22, 99 (Psiloptera).
angusta (Kerremans) 1911d:360 (Psiloptera).
anniae (Obenberger) 1928l:172 (Psiloptera). a
anulifer (Waterhouse) 1880:184 (Carcinias).
antiopa Obenberger 1942b:48.
antiqua (Kerremans) 1911d:351 (Psiloptera).
artemis Obenberger 1942b:46. e
auberti Théry 1912:108.
aureopilosa (Guérin) 1832a:No. 13 (Buprestis).
        syn. goudotii (Klug) 1833:56, plate 2, fig. 4 (Buprestis).
auriventris (Laporte & Gory) 1837:68 (Buprestis).
        syn. sexfoveolata Spinola 1837:118.
    ssp. luteosignata (Laporte & Gory) 1837:69 (Buprestis).
auroclavata Coquerel 1851:56.
aurocyanea (Coquerel) 1848:276 (Psiloptera).
auropicta (Laporte & Gory) 1836:61 (Buprestis).
        syn. schoenherrii Chevrolat 1838a:67.
        syn. emarginaticollis Künckel d'Herculais 1890:plate 42.
        syn. juno (Théry) 1905:20, 85 (Psiloptera).
azurea (Kerremans) 1903a:98 (Psiloptera).
        syn. interundata (Kerremans) 1911d:432 (Psiloptera).
bernieri (Laporte & Gory) 1837:65 (Buprestis).
bilobata Kerremans 1894c:343.
        syn. alluaudi Fairmaire 1902b:78.
        syn. frontalis Fairmaire 1903a:27.
bipustulata Fairmaire 1903c:363. e
blairi Théry 1930g:143.
blanchardi (Kerremans) 1911d:348 (Psiloptera).
blucheaui Fairmaire 1899a:110.
bothripyga (Fairmaire) 1869:222 (Psiloptera).
bourgoini (Obenberger) 1928l:173 (Psiloptera). e
bouvieri Théry 1909a:445.
        syn. teuxia (Obenberger) 1926a:199 (Psiloptera).
calypso Obenberger 1942b:45. e
carinifrons (Kerremans) 1911d:472 (Psiloptera).
carreti (Kerremans) 1903a:99 (Psiloptera).
cassandra (Obenberger) 1924g:66 (Psiloptera). a
cassidioides (Guérin-Méneville) 1832g:No. 29 (Buprestis).
        syn. platessa (Klug) 1833:58, plate 2, fig. 7 (Buprestis).
        syn. chrysozona Kerremans 1898e:81.
caudatula (Obenberger) 1917i:282 (Psiloptera).
        syn. emarginata (Laporte & Gory) 1837:71 (Buprestis). a
        syn. euchroa (Obenberger) 1928l:171 (Psiloptera). a
        syn. lottei Obenberger 1942b:41. a
chalcochrysea (Klug) 1833:60 (Buprestis).
chalybeopicta Kerremans 1898e:80.
        syn. hypsitropa Obenberger 1942b:41. a
chalybeoventralis (Thomson) 1878a:326 (Laconides).
        syn. pandus (Théry) 1905:18, 60 (Psiloptera). a
        syn. hildebrandti (Kerremans) 1911d:437 (Psiloptera).
        syn. cleo Obenberger 1942b:36. a
        syn. euterpe Obenberger 1942b:36. a
chloe (Obenberger) 1924g:59 (Psiloptera). e
cicerini (Obenberger) 1928l:168 (Psiloptera). a
circularis (Laporte & Gory) 1837:71 (Buprestis).
circulum (Thomson) 1878a:345 (Coccinellopsis).
circumdata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:47 (Buprestis).
        syn. simulatrix (Thomson) 1878a:336 (Alampetis).
coccinella (Laporte & Gory) 1837:70 (Buprestis).
        syn. rotundipennis Chevrolat 1838a:68.
coelestis (Kerremans) 1911d:444 (Psiloptera).
coeruleipes (Waterhouse) 1880:184 (Carcinias).
coeruleiventris (Kerremans) 1903a:100 (Psiloptera).
coindardi Fairmaire 1902d:347.
colliciata (Guérin) 1832e:No. 27 (Buprestis).
        syn. glyphoderes Obenberger 1942b:46. e
complanata (Guérin) 1832c:No. 25 (Buprestis).
        syn. dejecta (Waterhouse) 1882e:324 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. pulchriventris Fairmaire 1904:232.
        syn. nigrina (Obenberger) 1924g:65 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. kyselyi (Obenberger) 1924g:65 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. aequalipennis (Obenberger) 1924g:65 (Psiloptera). e
cordiformis (Thomson) 1878a:346 (Coccinellopsis).
corinna (Obenberger) 1924g:61 (Psiloptera). e
crassa (Waterhouse) 1880:196 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. arion Obenberger 1942b:42. e
cribraria (Waterhouse) 1880:185 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. ino Obenberger 1942b:42. e
cribripennis Théry 1912:116.
cupreonitens Kerremans 1894c:346.
cupreovaria Kerremans 1894c:341.
cuprifera (Laporte & Gory) 1836:59 (Buprestis).
        syn. garnotii Chevrolat 1838a:67.
        syn. obscurella (Thomson) 1878a:341 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. adelpha (Thomson) 1878a:342 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. sikorai Obenberger 1942b:42. e
    ssp. ridens (Obenberger) 1917i:280 (Psiloptera). e
cyanella (Obenberger) 1917i:281 (Psiloptera). a
cyclopyga (Fairmaire) 1889a:viii (Psiloptera).
darwini Théry 1912:114.
deyrollei (Thomson) 1878a:331 (Erebodes).
diecki Théry 1905:22, 101 (Psiloptera).
        syn. speculifera (Kerremans) 1911d:551 (Psiloptera).
diffinis Kerremans 1894c:347.
dilatata (Olivier) 1790a:plate 3, Fig. 24 (Buprestis).
diversicollis (Kerremans) 1911d:506 (Psiloptera).
        syn. viridicollis Kerremans 1894c:344.
        syn. tchitcherini (Obenberger) 1928l:168 (Psiloptera).
dodone Obenberger 1942b:39. a
dujardini (Descarpentries) 1974:577 (Psiloptera).
elliptica (Waterhouse) 1880:189 (Coccinellopsis).
eros Obenberger 1942b:37. e
errata (Théry) 1905:22, 99 (Psiloptera).
eubrachea (Obenberger) 1924g:62 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. diegana (Obenberger) 1924g:62 (Psiloptera). e
expansicollis (Fairmaire) 1869:217 (Psiloptera).
        syn. elegans Künckel d'Herculais 1890:plate 40.
        syn. ignicollis (Théry) 1905:65 (Psiloptera).
fairmairei Saunders 1871:29.
        syn. oculicollis (Fairmaire) 1869:223 (Psiloptera).
faucherei Théry 1912:115. a
flesa (Klug) 1833:57, plate 2, fig. 10 (Buprestis).
        syn. nigra (Théry) 1905:20, 83 (Psiloptera).
        syn. nigrior (Obenberger) 1926a:189 (Psiloptera,).
francoiseae Neef de Sainval 2000a:79.
fulgidiventris (Waterhouse) 1880:185 (Erebodes). e
geminata (Kerremans) 1911d:460 (Psiloptera).
goryi (Guérin) 1833a:No. 62 (Buprestis).
        syn. zygaena (Klug) 1833:55, plate 2, fig. 3 (Buprestis).
        syn. vespertilio (Thomson) 1878a:327 (Phobetodes).
        syn. suspecta Théry 1911a:2.
        syn. paralispa Obenberger 1942b:35.
        syn. opogona Obenberger 1942b:35.
        syn. galathaea Obenberger 1942b:35.
        syn. calligastra Obenberger 1942b:35.
    ssp. myops (Gory) 1840:98 (Buprestis).
grandidieri (Théry) 1905:18, 65 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. effractella Obenberger 1942b:35.
gratiosa (Kerremans) 1911d:353 (Psiloptera). e
gueyraudi Neef de Sainval 2000a:78.
heliobia Obenberger 1942b:43. e
heydeni (Théry) 1905:22, 100 (Psiloptera).
hova Künckel d'Herculais 1890:plate 38.
humblotii Fairmaire 1893a:533.
hypocyana Fairmaire 1901:176.
impressipennis (Laporte & Gory) 1836:57 (Buprestis).
        syn. cuprea (Théry) 1905:18, 57 (Psiloptera).
incerticolor (Kerremans) 1911d:490 (Psiloptera).
inclyta Fairmaire 1902d:346.
indigna Fairmaire 1899a:113.
indistincta (Gory) 1840:99 (Buprestis).
indurata (Obenberger) 1926a:190 (Psiloptera).
        syn. inedita (Théry) 1912:115 (Psiloptera).
infrasplendens (Thomson) 1878a:323 (Hemisobothris).
        syn. alcyon (Théry) 1905:18, 59 (Psiloptera).
        syn. echidna Obenberger 1942b:39. a
inornata (Fairmaire) 1869:219 (Psiloptera).
insignis (Kerremans) 1903a:101 (Psiloptera).
        syn. guttulata Fairmaire 1899a:112.
jansonii (Thomson) 1878a:330 (Erebodes).
klugii (Laporte & Gory) 1837:75 (Buprestis).
lachesis (Obenberger) 1924g:64 (Psiloptera). e
laeta (Laporte & Gory) 1837:111 (Buprestis).
laeviventris (Waterhouse) 1882e:325 (Coccinellopsis).
lafertei (Gory) 1840:102 (Buprestis).
lamina (Klug) 1833:56, plate 2, fig. 8 (Buprestis).
laportedeana Obenberger 1942b:36.
        syn. aureopilosa (Laporte & Gory) 1836:55 (Buprestis).
lateralis (Waterhouse) 1880:186 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. tetrops (Fairmaire) 1869:218 (Psiloptera).
        syn. kerremansi Fairmaire 1899a:110.
laticollis (Kerremans) 1903a:98 (Psiloptera).
latissima Meyer-Darcis 1906:36.
lelieurii Buquet 1854:75. e
        syn. capnodiformis Kerremans 1899a:260.
        syn. confinis (Théry) 1905:18, 64 (Psiloptera).
lepetitii (Gory) 1840:103 (Buprestis).
        syn. anthracicolor Obenberger 1942b:41.
linearis (Kerremans) 1911d:534 (Psiloptera).
luteopicta Kerremans 1900a:293.
maculiventris (Laporte & Gory) 1837:67 (Buprestis).
madoni Théry 1912:110.
marginalis (Olivier) 1790b:plate 6, Fig. 60 (Buprestis).
mariae Obenberger 1942b:48. e
marmorata (Kerremans) 1911d:406 (Psiloptera).
melitta Obenberger 1942b:39. a
miribella Obenberger 1942b:37. e
mocquerysi (Théry) 1905:19, 68 (Psiloptera).
        syn. fisheri (Obenberger) 1928l:169 (Psiloptera). e
moesta (Thomson) 1878a:348 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. compacta (Waterhouse) 1880:194 (Pycnobothris).
molesta (Thomson) 1878a:339 (Pycnobothris).
moralesi (Théry) 1905:18, 62 (Psiloptera).
mucronata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:62 (Buprestis).
        syn. pseudopunctipennis Obenberger 1942b:45.
muhlbergi (Kerremans) 1893d:508 (Psiloptera).
multiguttata (Waterhouse) 1880:189 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. aliena (Obenberger) 1917i:283 (Psiloptera). e
myrmido (Théry) 1905:21, 97 (Psiloptera).
        syn. rugosa Fairmaire 1902d:346.
mystica (Thomson) 1878a:347 (Coccinellopsis).
natalensis Théry 1930g:144.
navicularis (Laporte & Gory) 1836:57 (Buprestis).
        syn. spinolae (Thomson) 1878a:325 (Amphisbeta).
        syn. fallax (Théry) 1905:18, 57 (Psiloptera).
        syn. longicollis (Théry) 1905:18, 57 (Psiloptera).
nickerli (Obenberger) 1924g:59 (Psiloptera). e
nigra Kerremans 1898e:80.
nitidiventris (Laporte & Gory) 1837:65 (Buprestis).
nivicincta (Fairmaire) 1902b:78 (Psiloptera).
nivifera (Théry) 1905:20, 84 (Psiloptera).
nossibiana (Fairmaire) 1869:221 (Psiloptera).
        syn. heraclea Obenberger 1942b:41. e
oberthurii (Fairmaire) 1893a:533 (Psiloptera).
obesa (Kerremans) 1911d:553 (Psiloptera).
obscura (Thomson) 1878a:337 (Aplax).
        syn. fallaciosa (Kerremans) 1911d:511 (Psiloptera).
obsoleta (Thomson) 1878a:348 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. decolor (Thomson) 1878a:349 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. boreki (Obenberger) 1917i:280 (Psiloptera). e
obtusa (Laporte & Gory) 1836:55 (Buprestis).
        syn. aequalis (Waterhouse) 1880:182 (Laconides).
        syn. viridicollis Künckel d'Herculais 1890:plate 39.
        syn. subobtusa (Kerremans) 1903a:98 (Psiloptera).
ochreata (Olivier) 1790a:plate 6, Fig. 64 (Buprestis).
        syn. lalandei (Guérin-Méneville) 1832h:plate 11 (Buprestis).
        syn. stellata (Kerremans) 1911b:426 (Psiloptera).
ogloblini (Obenberger) 1928l:176 (Psiloptera). e
orbicularis (Thomson) 1878a:343 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. aenea (Thomson) 1878a:344 (Coccinellopsis).
ovalis (Waterhouse) 1880:188 (Coccinellopsis).
ovularis (Thomson) 1878a:342 (Pycnobothris).
pandora Obenberger 1942b:41. e
parallela (Waterhouse) 1880:182 (Hemisobothris).
parmulata (Fairmaire) 1869:220 (Psiloptera).
penelope Obenberger 1942b:47. e
perrieri Fairmaire 1901:176.
petrequini (Théry) 1910:1 (Lampetis).
peyrierasi (Descarpentries) 1974:579 (Psiloptera).
pfeifferae Obenberger 1942b:42. e
pisciformis (Thomson) 1878a:335 (Alampetis).
        syn. arete Obenberger 1942b:47.
        syn. brunneitarsis Obenberger 1942b:47.
        syn. geniculata Obenberger 1942b:47.
        syn. purpurifera Obenberger 1942b:48. e
planula (Obenberger) 1926a:195 (Psiloptera).
        syn. platessa (Obenberger) 1917i:284 (Psiloptera). a
psyche Obenberger 1942b:45. e
pulverulenta (Théry) 1905:20, 80 (Psiloptera).
pulvifera (Obenberger) 1926a:195 (Psiloptera).
        syn. pulverulenta (Kerremans) 1911d:422 (Psiloptera).
puncticollis (Thomson) 1878a:343 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. propinqua (Waterhouse) 1880:190 (Coccinellopsis).
punctipennis Kerremans 1894c:344.
punctiventris (Waterhouse) 1880:187 (Coccinellopsis).
        syn. himera Obenberger 1942b:41. e
pygidialis Fairmaire 1904:232.
        syn. ornix Obenberger 1942b:43. e
pyrogastra Fairmaire 1903b:200.
pyropyga Coquerel 1851:86.
quadricollis (Laporte & Gory) 1836:56 (Buprestis).
        syn. caeruleifinis (Thomson) 1878a:324 (Hemisobothris).
quadrimaculata (Waterhouse) 1882e:324 (Pycnobothris).
quadripunctata (Kerremans) 1911d:499 (Psiloptera).
quadrispilota (Laporte & Gory) 1836:61 (Buprestis).
ranavalona (Obenberger) 1928l:175 (Psiloptera). a
regalis Théry 1912:113.
renardi Théry 1912:112.
republicana (Théry) 1905:19, 78 (Psiloptera).
rotundata (Guérin) 1832f:No. 28 (Buprestis).
        syn. rhombus (Klug) 1833:57, plate 2, fig. 9 (Buprestis).
        syn. striolata Kerremans 1894c:342.
rubidipes (Théry) 1905:18, 57 (Psiloptera).
ruficauda (Thomson) 1878a:338 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. dejecta (Waterhouse) 1880:188 (Coccinellopsis).
rustica (Théry) 1905:19, 78 (Psiloptera). a
salvazai (Obenberger) 1924g:64 (Psiloptera). e
sanguineotincta Obenberger 1942b:40. a
scapularis (Guérin) 1832b:No. 14 (Buprestis). e
        syn. carcharias (Klug) 1833:54, plate 2, fig. 2 (Buprestis).
        syn. falligani (Théry) 1910:2 (Psiloptera).
        syn. uvarovi (Obenberger) 1928l:168 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. spectralis (Thomson) 1878a:329 (Carcinias). e
scenica (Gory) 1840:97 (Buprestis).
    ssp. viridiventris (Obenberger) 1924g:60 (Psiloptera). e
sexmaculata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:46 (Buprestis).
silphoides (Thomson) 1878a:340 (Pycnobothris).
sobrina (Waterhouse) 1882e:325 (Coccinellopsis).
sodalis (Waterhouse) 1880:190 (Coccinellopsis).
solea (Klug) 1833:58, plate 2, fig. 11 (Buprestis).
        syn. cupreosignata (Laporte & Gory) 1836:63 (Buprestis).
        syn. bistrigata (Waterhouse) 1880:192 (Coccinellopsis).
sparsuta (Laporte & Gory) 1837:66 (Buprestis).
        syn. cupreonotata (Laporte & Gory) 1837:67 (Buprestis).
        syn. testudinea (Gory) 1840:101 (Buprestis).
specialis (Obenberger) 1924g:63 (Psiloptera). e
spesivcevi (Obenberger) 1928l:174 (Psiloptera). e
splendidiventris (Laporte & Gory) 1837:69 (Buprestis).
squalus (Thomson) 1878a:331 (Erebodes). e
        syn. proserpina Künckel d'Herculais 1890:plate 44.
staudingeri Théry 1912:111.
strigithorax (Obenberger) 1928l:171 (Psiloptera). a
stygia Obenberger 1942b:33.
suarezina (Obenberger) 1924g:62 (Psiloptera). e
subelongata (Thomson) 1878a:342 (Pycnobothris).
        syn. cyaneopyga (Kerremans) 1894c:345 (Polybothris).
subpropinqua Théry 1912:116.
subsilphoides (Thomson) 1878a:341 (Pycnobothris).
sulcicollis (Kerremans) 1903a:95 (Psiloptera).
        syn. cylindrica Kerremans 1899a:261.
sumptuosa (Klug) 1833:52, plate 2, fig. 1 (Buprestis).
        syn. croesus Dupont in Guérin 1833:plate 77.
        syn. morosa (Gory) 1840:96 (Buprestis).
        syn. gloriosa Thomson 1878a:321.
        syn. superba Thomson 1878a:322.
        syn. gemma (Obenberger) 1928l:167 (Psiloptera).
        syn. rutiliplaga (Obenberger) 1928l:167 (Psiloptera).
        syn. iris Obenberger 1942b:33.
        syn. rubinifera Obenberger 1942b:33.
surcoufi Théry 1912:109.
tacens (Obenberger) 1917i:279 (Psiloptera). e
tananarivensis (Obenberger) 1928l:175 (Psiloptera). e
terminalis (Waterhouse) 1880:192 (Coccinellopsis).
tetraleuca Fairmaire 1901:157.
theryi Meyer-Darcis 1906:36.
thyris Obenberger 1942b:44. e
transversa Fairmaire 1902d:345.
truncatella (Waterhouse) 1880:195 (Pycnobothris).
truncatipennis (Fairmaire) 1889a:viii (Psiloptera).
vacheri (Théry) 1909b:444 (Lampetis).
vermiculata (Kerremans) 1911d:463 (Psiloptera).
videns (Thomson) 1878a:325 (Pseudophthalma). e
villettei Théry 1926d:129.
violaceiventris (Kerremans) 1911d:513 (Psiloptera).
viridichalybea (Thomson) 1878a:338 (Pycnobothris).
wautersi (Théry) 1905:19, 75 (Psiloptera).
        syn. haematurga Obenberger 1942b:42. e
        syn. metriostola Obenberger 1942b:42. e
zoufali (Obenberger) 1928l:171 (Psiloptera). e
        syn. actenia Obenberger 1942b:41. e