''Pathius'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

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. It is known from

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and the

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. The genus was originally named ''Taphius'' by

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in 1897; however, this name was preoccupied by ''Taphius'' Adams, 1855 (a genus in Mollusca, currently a synonym of ''

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'' Preston, 1910) and ''Taphius'' Rafinesque, 1815 (a ''

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'' genus in Crustacea), so it was renamed to ''Pathius'' by N. A. Aslam in 1968.

Species

* '' Pathius daccordii'' Zoia, 2020 * '' Pathius flavus'' ( Jacoby, 1897) * '' Pathius maculatus'' (Bryant, 1957) * '' Pathius major'' (

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, 1912) * '' Pathius pallidus'' (

, 1912) * '' Pathius pici'' Zoia, 2019 * '' Pathius tanganikanus'' (Burgeon, 1941) * '' Pathius variabilis'' (Selman, 1963) * '' Pathius vulgaris'' ( Chapuis, 1879) ('' Phascus''?)

References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Africa Beetles of Asia {{Eumolpinae-stub