Argidae

• Subfamily Arginae

  • Genus Arge Schrank, 1802

    • Arge acuticornis Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge aesculapii Forsius, 1923 (Botswana, South Africa)

    • Arge algoensis Enslin, 1911 (South Africa)

    • Arge andromeda W.F. Kirby, 1882 (South Africa)

    • Arge angulifera Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge annulipes Klug, 1834 (South Africa)

    • Arge apicalis Mocsary

    • Arge barkeri Forsius, 1930 (South Africa)

    • Arge bensoni Pasteels, 1953 (Zimbabwe)

    • Arge bequaerti Enslin, 1913 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge bicolorata Klug, 1814 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone)

    • Arge bipartita Pasteels, 1953 (Tanganyika)

    • Arge bisignata Konow, 1907 (South Africa)

    • Arge braunsi Konow, 1907  (South Africa)

    • Arge burgeoni Forsius, 1934 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge cafra Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge calypso Pasteels, 1953 (Zimbabwe)

    • Arge capensis Klug, 1814 (South Africa)

    • Arge chariensis Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge chrysostoma Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge clarior Enslin, 1914 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge cochraneae Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge congoensis Enslin, 1913 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge congrua Konow, 1907 (Cameroon)

    • Arge deckerti Koch, 2005 (Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania)

    • Arge decima Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge decipiens Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge dirce W.F. Kirby, 1882 (Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia)

    • Arge dubitata Pasteels, 1953 (Mozambique, Zambia)

    • Arge elandsbayensis Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge elektra Pasteels, 1953 (Zimbabwe)

    • Arge elisurbis Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe)

    • Arge erythraeana Forsius, 1933 (Eritrea)

    • Arge fenestralis Forsius, 1927 (Nigeria)

    • Arge flavifrons Mocsary, 1909 (Eritrea)

    • Arge forceps Pasteels, 1955

    • Arge forsii Benson & Malaise, 1934 (South Africa)

    • Arge furvipes Konow, 1907 (South Africa)

    • Arge ghesquierei Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge goellnerae Koch, 2010 (Ethiopia)

    • Arge hansi Forsius, 1930 (South Africa)

    • Arge hereroensis Koch, 2010 (Namibia)

    • Arge imbecilla Konow, 1910 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania)

    • Arge incerta Forsius, 1931 (South Africa)

    • Arge intermedia Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge iota Pasteels, 1953 (Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa)

    • Arge kappa Pasteels, 1953 (Zambia)

    • Arge katangana Forsius, 1928 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi)

    • Arge kawandana Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge krabbefonteinensis Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge laeta du Buysson, 1897 (South Africa)

    • Arge laevicornis Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge langebergensis Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge leleupi Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge livida Klug, 1834 (Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria)

    • Arge maculata Pasteels, 1953 (Zimbabwe)

    • Arge maculipes Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge mareei Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)

    • Arge marlieri Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge marshalli Forsius, 1927 (Kenya) = Arge micheli ? check synonymy

    • Arge massajae Gribodo, 1879 (Ethiopia, Kenya)

    • Arge melanopyga Pasteels, 1953 (Mozambique, South Africa; Type locality: Delagoa Bay)

    • Arge meyi Koch, 2006 (Namibia)

    • Arge micheli du Buysson, 1900 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge microps Pasteels, 1953 (Ivory Coast)

    • Arge mirabilipes Pasteels, 1955

    • Arge mirabilis Forsius, 1931 (Malawi)

    • Arge mixta Pasteels, 1953 (Guinea)

    • Arge mocsaryi Rohwer, 1920 (check type locality)

    • Arge montana Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge namaensis Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge natalensis Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge nausicaa Enslin, 1911 (South Africa)

    • Arge neavei Forsius, 1927 (Malawi)

    • Arge nigrescens Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge nigrofulva Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge nitida Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge nona Pasteels, 1953 (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge nyassae Enslin, 1911 (Malawi)

    • Arge obscuripennis Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge octava Pasteels, 1953 (Rwanda, Tanzania)

    • Arge orientalis Pasteels, 1953 (Kenya)

    • Arge pallidula Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge pervasa Pasteels, 1953 (Malawi)

    • Arge petacacia Konow, 1904 (South Africa)

    • Arge plagiata Forsius, 1927 (Malawi)

    • Arge poecilosoma Enslin, 1911 (South Africa)

    • Arge posterior Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge prima Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda)

    • Arge quarta Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge quinta Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge rotschildi Konow, 1907 (Kenya)

    • Arge roweniae Pasteels, 1955

    • Arge schoutedeni Forsius, 1934 (Malawi)

    • Arge schultessi Konow, 1899 (Mozambique)

    • Arge secunda Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge septima Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge serrata Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia)

    • Arge sixta Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge sjoestedti Konow, 1907 (South Africa)

    • Arge somaliensis, Pasteels

    • Arge speciosa Klug, 1834 (South Africa)

    • Arge spei Enslin, 1911 (South Africa)

    • Arge stictica Klug, 1834 (unknown)

    • Arge stuhlmanni Kohl, 1892 (Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

    • Arge sugillata Klug, 1834 (South Africa)

    • Arge sugilloides Pasteels, 1953 (South Africa)

    • Arge taeniata Klug, 1834 ((South Africa)

    • Arge tarsalis Pasteels, 1953 (Malawi)

    • Arge tertia Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge tibiale Pasteels, 1963

    • Arge transvaalensis Cameron, 1911 (South Africa)

    • Arge ugandana Pasteels, 1953 (Uganda, Zimbabwe)

    • Arge uncina Konow, 1904 (Kenya, Uganda)

    • Arge upembae Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Arge villiersi Pasteels, 1953 (Benin)

    • Arge whiteheadi Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

    • Arge xanthomela Klug, 1834 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Zimbabwe)

    • Arge zambeza Pasteels, 1953 (Mozambique, Malawi)

    • Arge zona Enslin, 1911 (South Africa)

  • Genus Clyparge Pasteels, 1963

    • Clyparge terminalis Pasteels, 1963

  • Genus Triarge Forsius, 1931

    • Triarge citrusdalensis Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

    • Triarge driehoekensis Koch, 2010 (South Africa)

      Triarge flavoapicalis Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

    • Triarge karooensis Koch, 2006 (Namibia)

    • Triarge mosselbayensis Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

    • Triarge plumbea (Forsius, 1931) (South Africa)

    • Triarge namaquaensis Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

    • Triarge nigra Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

    • Triarge winterhoekensis Koch, 2006 (South Africa)

• Subfamily Athermantinae

  • Genus Pampsilota Konow, 1899

    • Pampsilota afra Konow, 1899 (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Ruanda, Sierra Leone)

    • Pampsilota brandbergensis Koch, 2006 (Namibia)

    • Pampsilota leleupi Pasteels, 1953 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

    • Pampsilota luederitzensis Koch, 2006 (Namibia)

  • Genus Sjoestedtia Konow, 1907

    • Sjoestedtia hilaris Konow, 1907 (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia)

    • Sjoestedtia meruensis Konow, 1907 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda)

• Subfamily Sterictophorinae

  • Genus Sterictophora Bilberg, 1820

    • Sterictophora afra Pasteels, 1963

• Genera inquirenda

  • Genus Alloscenia Enderlein, 1919

    • Alloscenia maculitarsis Enderlein, 1919

    (check type locality)

    • Genus Calarge Enslin, 1911

      • Calarge africana Enslin, 1911

      (Cameroon)

    • Genus Unknown

      • "Cipdele" africana Mocsáry, 1909 (Democratic Republic of Congo)

        • "Cipdele" africana interrupta Forsius, 1928

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