Thanasimodes is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.
It was circumscribed by Andrew Murray in 1867.
Species
Extant species include:
Thanasimodes cyaneopurpureus . Type locality: Mogadishu. Initially placed in Opilo. Thanasimodes desertorum . Type locality: Iferouane. Initially placed in Opilio. Thanasimodes dorsalis Type locality: the north of Africa. Initially placed in Opilo. Syn. T. luteofasciatus Thanasimodes gigas . Type locality: Senegal. Initially placed in Notoxus. Syn. T. abdominalis ; T. tropicus Thanasimodes insignis . Type locality: Kuraymat, Egypt. Initially placed in Opilo. Thanasimodes metallicus . Type locality: Akwa Akpa. Thanasimodes robustus Type locality: Limpopo River. Initially placed in Opilo.
Fossil species include:
Thanasimodes jantar . Type locality: Baltic amber, Russia, dating from the Priabonian.
Species formerly placed in this genus include:
Menieroclerus nigropiceus
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