Thanasimodes is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.

It was circumscribed by Andrew Murray in 1867.

Species

Extant species include:

  • Thanasimodes cyaneopurpureus (Fairmaire, 1885). Type locality: Mogadishu. Initially placed in Opilo.
  • Thanasimodes desertorum (Lesne, 1905). Type locality: Iferouane. Initially placed in Opilio.
  • Thanasimodes dorsalis (H. Lucas, 1843) Type locality: the north of Africa. Initially placed in Opilo. Syn. T. luteofasciatus Pic 1932
  • Thanasimodes gigas (Laporte de Castelnau, 1836). Type locality: Senegal. Initially placed in Notoxus. Syn. T. abdominalis (Fairmaire, 1891); T. tropicus (Klug, 1842)
  • Thanasimodes insignis (Escalera[es], 1914). Type locality: Kuraymat, Egypt. Initially placed in Opilo.
  • Thanasimodes metallicus Murray, 1867. Type locality: Akwa Akpa.
  • Thanasimodes robustus (Boheman, 1851) Type locality: Limpopo River. Initially placed in Opilo.

Fossil species include:

Species formerly placed in this genus include:

  • Menieroclerus nigropiceus (Kuwert, 1893) Martlett and Gerstmeier 2016

Notes

Further reading

  • Kolibáč, Jiří (1987). . Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 77: 103–135.
  • Media related to Thanasimodes at Wikimedia Commons