Pachnephorus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Africa, Asia and Europe.

Species The following species are included in the genus:

Subgenus Pachnephorus

Pachnephorus achardi Zoia, 2007 – Mali Pachnephorus aequatorianus Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo Pachnephorus aethiopicus Zoia, 2007 – Ethiopia Pachnephorus anceyi Pic, 1921 Pachnephorus baehri Zoia, 2007 – Namibia Pachnephorus balyi Zoia, 2007 – Angola Pachnephorus beharui Zoia, 2007 – Ethiopia Pachnephorus bertiae Zoia, 2007 – Madagascar Pachnephorus bezdeki Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo Pachnephorus bistriatus Mulsant & Wachanru, 1852 – southern Europe, Turkey, Sinai Peninsula, North Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Sulawesi (Makassar) Pachnephorus bracarumvestitus Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo, Zambia Pachnephorus bruckii Fairmaire, 1862 – France, Italy, Spain Pachnephorus brunneus Medvedev, 1957 – Turkmenistan Pachnephorus bryanti Zoia, 2007 – Mali Pachnephorus burgeoni Zoia, 2007 – South Africa Pachnephorus camerunensis Zoia, 2007 – Cameroon Pachnephorus canus Weise, 1882 – Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, southern European Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Turkmenistan Pachnephorus clypeatus Baly, 1867 – Halmahera Pachnephorus conspersus Gerstaecker, 1871 – Kenya, Tanzania Pachnephorus corinthius Fairmaire, 1862 – Albania, Greece, Italy, Turkey Pachnephorus cristiani Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique Pachnephorus crocodilinus Zoia, 2007 – widespread in sub-Saharan Africa Pachnephorus curtus Pic, 1921 – China Pachnephorus cylindricus H. Lucas, 1846 – France, Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Pachnephorus daccordii Zoia, 2007 – Saudi Arabia, Yemen Pachnephorus danielssoni Zoia, 2007 Pachnephorus danielssoni congoanus Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo Pachnephorus danielssoni danielssoni Zoia, 2007 – Senegal, Sierra Leone Pachnephorus demeyeri Zoia, 2007 – DR Congo Pachnephorus episternalis Zoia, 2007 – Madagascar Pachnephorus fabianae Zoia, 2007 – Congo, DR Congo Pachnephorus fasciatus Burgeon, 1941 Pachnephorus fasciatus fasciatus Burgeon, 1941 – Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, DR Congo, Angola Pachnephorus fasciatus occidentalis Zoia, 2007 – Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Nigeria Pachnephorus fulvus Lopatin, 1976 – Uzbekistan Pachnephorus gardinii Zoia, 2007 – widespread in sub-Saharan Africa Pachnephorus gerstaeckeri Zoia, 2007 – Namibia Pachnephorus grobbelaarae Zoia, 2007 – Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa Pachnephorus hajeki Zoia, 2007 – Madagascar Pachnephorus hispidulus Fairmaire, 1866 – Algeria, Morocco Pachnephorus kaszabi Lopatin, 1962 – Afghanistan Pachnephorus laevicollis Fairmaire, 1862 – Italy, Spain, Algeria, Morocco Pachnephorus lateralis Reitter, 1901 – southern European Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey Pachnephorus latior Pic, 1921 – Madagascar Pachnephorus lewisi Baly, 1878 – China, Taiwan, India, North Korea, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra Pachnephorus lopatini Zoia, 2007 – Senegal Pachnephorus malicus Zoia, 2007 – Mali Pachnephorus maroantsetranus Zoia, 2007 – Madagascar Pachnephorus medvedevi Zoia, 2007 – Zambia, DR Congo Pachnephorus metallicus Bryant, 1959 – South Africa Pachnephorus moseykoi Zoia, 2007 – widespread in sub-Saharan Africa Pachnephorus pacificus Zoia, 2007 – Central African Republic Pachnephorus parentorum Zoia, 2007 – Ghana Pachnephorus pilosus (Rossi, 1790) – widespread in Europe and Asia Pachnephorus poggii Zoia, 2007 – Somalia, Kenya Pachnephorus porosus Baly, 1878 – China, Taiwan, India, North Korea, Nepal, Russian Far East, South Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam Pachnephorus regalini Zoia, 2007 – Zambia Pachnephorus rigatoi Zoia, 2007 – Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya Pachnephorus robustus Desbrochers des Loges, 1870 – southern European Russia, Ukraine, Turkey Pachnephorus ruficornis Lefèvre, 1876 – Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey Pachnephorus sassii Zoia, 2007 – Guinea-Bissau Pachnephorus senegalensis Achard, 1914 – widespread in sub-Saharan Africa Pachnephorus shuteae Zoia, 2007 – South Africa Pachnephorus sprecherae Zoia, 2007 – Madagascar Pachnephorus syriacus Reitter, 1886 – Israel Pachnephorus tessellatus (Duftschmid, 1825) – widespread in Europe and Asia Pachnephorus testaceipes Fairmaire, 1880 – Madagascar Pachnephorus torridus Baly, 1878 – widespread in sub-Saharan Africa Pachnephorus turcomanicus Medvedev, 1957 – Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Pachnephorus uhligi Zoia, 2007 – Namibia Pachnephorus villosus (Duftschmid, 1825) – widespread in Europe and Asia Pachnephorus vitticollis Baly, 1867 – Bacan Islands Pachnephorus willersi Zoia, 2007 – Namibia Pachnephorus yemenicus Lopatin, 2001 – Yemen

Subgenus Pachnephoriscus Lopatin, 1976 Pachnephorus jacobsoni Lopatin, 1976 – Uzbekistan

Synonyms: Pachnephorus baeticus Weise, 1882: synonym of Pachnephorus bruckii Fairmaire, 1862 Pachnephorus convexicollis Baly, 1867: synonym of Pachnephorus bistriatus Mulsant & Wachanru, 1852 Pachnephorus graecus Pic, 1901: synonym of Pachnephorus corinthius Fairmaire, 1862

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