Eryxia holosericea is a species of leaf beetle, It is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Mali, Senegal, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. It was described by the German entomologist Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1835.
Pachnephorus aequatorianus is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. Its name refers to the presence of the species near the equator.
Pachnephorus bezdeki is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Jan Bezděk, a specialist of Chrysomelidae and a friend of the author.
Pachnephorus bracarumvestitus is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. Its name is a compound of the Latin bracarum and vestitus ("dressed"), referring to the wide scales covering the legs of the species.
Pachnephorus cristiani is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is dedicated to the author's son, Cristian.
Pachnephorus crocodilinus is a species of leaf beetle found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. Some specimens of the species from western Africa are also known, but with doubt. Its name is derived from the Latin crocodilus ("crocodile"), referring to both the species' type locality and the fact that Pachnephorus species, like crocodiles, usually live near water.
Pachnephorus demeyeri is a species of leaf beetle found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Marc de Meyer, for helping Zoia during his visits to the Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Pachnephorus gardinii is a species of leaf beetle found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Giulio Gardini, a friend of the author.
Pachnephorus medvedevi is a species of leaf beetle found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Lev Medvedev, a specialist in Chrysomelidae and a friend of the author.
Pachnephorus senegalensis is a species of leaf beetle found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia, described by Julien Achard in 1914.
Pachnephorus torridus is a species of leaf beetle found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina, Togo, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Mozambique and South Africa, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878.
Pachnephorus achardi is a species of leaf beetle found in Mali, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after the entomologist Julien Achard.
Pachnephorus bryanti is a species of leaf beetle found in Mali, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after the British entomologist Gilbert Ernest Bryant.
Pachnephorus malicus is a species of leaf beetle found in Mali, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Mali, the country where the species was collected.
Pachnephorus moseykoi is a species of leaf beetle found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mali, Ghana, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Ethiopia, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Alexey G. Moseyko, a specialist in Eumolpinae.
Pachnephorus lopatini is a species of leaf beetle found in Senegal, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after the entomologist Igor Lopatin.
Pachnephorus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Mecistes is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in central and eastern Africa, from the Uele region and Kenya to Namibia, Botswana and the Eastern provinces of the Republic of South Africa, and in Saudi Arabia. It is related to the Oriental genus Apolepis.
Pachnephorus danielssoni is a species of leaf beetle found in Sierra Leone, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Stefano Zoia in 2007. It is named after Roy Danielssoni, who collected and examined material for the species.
Pachnephorus fasciatus is a species of leaf beetle found in western, central and southern Africa. It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Louis Jules Léon Burgeon in 1941.
