The African species of the genus Laccophilus Leach, 1815, are revised, on the basis of study of adult specimens. In all, 105 species are now recognized. A phenetic character-analysis was undertaken, which resulted in a split of the genus into 17 species groups. Diagnoses and a description of each species are given together with keys for identification of species groups and species. We also provide habitus photos, illustration of male genitalia and distribution maps for all species. New species are described as follows: Laccophilus
grossus
sp. n. (Angola, Namibia), Laccophilus
rocchii
sp. n. (Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique), Laccophilus
ferrugo
sp. n. (Mozambique), Laccophilus
furthi
sp. n. (Madagascar), Laccophilus
isamberti
sp. n. (Madagascar), Laccophilus
inobservatus
sp. n. (Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire and Asia: Yemen), Laccophilus
cryptos
sp. n. (Zaire, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa), Laccophilus
enigmaticus
sp. n. (Nigeria, Sudan), Laccophilus
bellus
sp. n. (Benin, Nigeria), Laccophilus
guentheri
sp. n. (Guinea, Ghana), Laccophilus
guineensis
sp. n. (Guinea), Laccophilus
decorosus
sp. n. (Uganda), Laccophilus
empheres
sp. n. (Kenya), Laccophilus
inconstans
sp. n. (Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon), Laccophilus
brancuccii
sp. n. (Central African Republic), Laccophilus
incomptus
sp. n. (Cameroon), Laccophilus
australis
sp. n. (Tanzania, South Africa), Laccophilus
minimus
sp. n. (Namibia), Laccophilus
eboris
sp. n. (Ivory Coast), Laccophilus
insularum
sp. n. (Madagascar), Laccophilus
occidentalis
sp. n. (Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Zaire) and Laccophilus
transversovittatus
sp. n. (Madagascar). Laccophilus
restrictus Sharp, 1882, is restored as good species; not junior synonym of Laccophilus
pictipennis Sharp, 1882. New synonyms are established as follows: Laccophilus
continentalis Gschwendtner, 1935 = Laccophilus
perplexus Omer-Cooper, 1970, syn. n., Laccophilus
taeniolatus Régimbart, 1889 = Laccophilus
congener Omer-Cooper, 1957, syn. n., Laccophilus
adspersus Boheman, 1848 = Laccophilus
vitshumbii Guignot, 1959, syn. n. = Laccophilus
adspersus
nigeriensis Omer-Cooper, 1970, syn. n. = Laccophilus
adspersus
sudanensis Omer-Cooper, 1970, syn. n., Laccophilus
modestus Régimbart, 1895 = Laccophilus
espanyoli Hernando, 1990, syn. n., Laccophilus
flaveolus Régimbart, 1906 = Laccophilus
pampinatus Guignot, 1941, syn. n., Laccophilus
trilineola Régimbart, 1889 = Laccophilus
simulator Omer-Cooper, 1958, syn. n., Laccophilus
mediocris Guignot, 1952 = Laccophilus
meii Rocchi, 2000, syn. n., Laccophilus
epinephes Guignot, 1955 = Laccophilus
castaneus Guignot, 1956, syn. n., Laccophilus
saegeri Guignot, 1958 = Laccophilus
comoensis Pederzani & Reintjes, 2002, syn. n., Laccophilus
restrictus Sharp, 1882 = Laccophilus
evanescens Régimbart, 1895, syn. n., Laccophilus
incrassatus Gschwendtner, 1933 = Laccophilus
virgatus ...