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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1858
is a synonym of Genus Cidaphus Foerster, 1869
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
154
35097
374025
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
42
6123
53447
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
4081
27679
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
870
9148
Genera
Species
TribeAmarygmini
Gistel, 1848
65
577
Genera
Species
SubtribeAmarygmina
Lacordaire, 1859
57
556
Genera
Species
GenusPlesiophthalmus
Motschoulsky, 1858
111Species
Subnodes of Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1858
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus aenescens Marseul, 1876  ⇒ Adesmia aenescens
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus aeneus Motschulsky, 1862
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus anmashanus Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2008
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus anthrax Fairmaire, 1903
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus antrax Fairmaire, 1903
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus arciferens Fairmaire, 1878  ⇒ Nalassus arcanus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus ater Pic, 1930
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus aurichalceus M. Chujo, 1978
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus auricolle Pic, 1952  ⇒ Plesiophthalmus aurichalceus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus bicoloripes Pic, 1914  ⇒ Falsoxanthalia bicoloripes
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus borchmanni Kaszab, 1957
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus brevipennis Lewis, 1896
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus brischkei Szépligeti, 1911
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus caeruleus Pic, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus chujoi Masumoto, 2005
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus colossus Kaszab, 1957
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus convexus Pic, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus cruralis Fairmaire, 1903
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus davidis Fairmaire, 1878
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus donckieri Pic, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus excellens Gebien, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus flavicerus Fairmaire, 1903
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus formosanus Miwa, 1939
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus fujitai Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus fukiensis Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus fuscoaenescens Fairmaire, 1898
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus fushanus Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2008
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus gaoligongensis Masumoto, 2000
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus gibbosulus Fairmaire, 1893
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus gracilis M. Chujo, 1979
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus guizhouensis Masumoto, 1999
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus hainanensis Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus higurashii Masumoto & Akita, 2020
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus hsinhuiae Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2014
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus huaphanensis Masumoto & Akita, 2020
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus impressipennis Pic, 1937
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus impressus Pic, 1927
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus inexpectatus Masumoto, 1989
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus jessopi Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kanoi Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kaszabi Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kentingensis Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2015
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kikutii Yamazaki, 2002
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kondoi Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kulzeri Kaszab, 1954
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kumejimensis Masumoto, 1987
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus kurosawai Masumoto, 1991
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus laevicollis Harold, 1878
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus lalashanus Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2015
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus latus Pic, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus lentus Heyden, 1887  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) lenensis
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus lijainus Masumoto et al., 2008
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus lineipunctatus Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus longipes Pic, 1938
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus longulus Fairmaire, 1893
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus makiharai M. Chujo, 1977
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus mayumiae Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus melanocephalus Habermehl, 1909
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus metallicus Fairmaire, 1903
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus michitakai Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus michitakia Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus mikuraensis Nakane, 1968  ⇒ Cis mikagensis
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus mizusawai
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus morio Pic, 1938
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nakamurai Masumoto, 1987
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nanshanchiense Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus niger Kaszab, 1957  ⇒ Anthicus (Anthicus) niger
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nigratus Motschulsky, 1862  ⇒ Alphasida nigerrima
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nigroaeneum Gebien, 1913
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nigroaeneus Gebien, 1914
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nigrocyaneus Motschulsky, 1858
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nishikawai Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus nitidior Pic, 1952  ⇒ Phylan nitidior
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus obesus Marseul, 1876  ⇒ Crypticus obesus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus oblongus Masumoto, 1991
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus okinawanus Nomura, 1964
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus olivaceus Pic, 1939  ⇒ Tenuicollis olivaceus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus oyamai Nakane, 1956
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus paiwanus Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2008
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pallidicrus Fairmaire, 1889
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus paniscoides
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pernitidus Fairmaire, 1897
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus perpulchrus Pic, 1930
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus piceus M. Chujo, 1978
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pieli Pic, 1937
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pseudometallicus Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pulchrum Pic, 1926  ⇒ Nitorus pulchripennis
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus pulchrus Pic, 1927  ⇒ Nitorus pulchripennis
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus punctatus M. Chujo, 1979
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus puncticollis Yamazaki, 1964
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus rubrofasciatus Ren, 1998
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus sameshimai Masumoto, 2001
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus semilatus Pic, 1952  ⇒ Diplocyrtus semihispidus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus semipurpureus Pic, 1917
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus sericeifrons Marseul, 1876  ⇒ Lagorina sericea
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus shibatai Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus shigeoi Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus sichuanicus Masumoto, 1999
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus spectabilis Harold, 1875
2Subspecies
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus splendens Masumoto, 1990
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus subnitidipennis Pic, 1934  ⇒ Crypticus subnitens
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus subparallelus Pic, 1916  ⇒ Catomus subparallelus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus suzukii Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2014
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus taiwanus Nomura, 1964  ⇒ Phaedis taiwanus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus takakuwai Masumoto, Akita & Lee, 2015
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus uenoi Masumoto, 1981
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus xiengkhouangensis Masumoto & Akita, 2020
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus yakushimanus Yamazaki, 1964  ⇒ Misolampidius yakushimanus
SpeciesPlesiophthalmus yunnanus Pic, 1952


Distribution of Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1858
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam


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