# Paurocephala

Paurocephala is a genus of African, Oriental and Australian plant lice belonging to the Liviinae (previously it has been placed in the obsolete subfamily Paurocephalinae or tribe Paurocephalini); the genus was erected by David Crawford in 1913.
Mifsud and Burckhardt's review provides information on the distribution of species and their host plants: which include species in the families:
* Cannabaceae: notably the genus Trema
* Malvaceae: notably Abutilon, Gossypium, Kydia and Pterospermum spp.
* Moraceae: notably Ficus and Artocarpus spp.
* Urticaceae: notably Boehmeria spp.

## Species

Paurocephala is now described as an "Old World genus with 9 Afrotropical and 42 Indo-Australian described species". Four species from the Americas, previously placed here, were not considered to be congeneric with the Old World species and have been transferred to the closely-related genus Diclidophlebia. The 2002 review included the following:
* Paurocephala abutili Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2003 - Kenya
* Paurocephala ambigua Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Sulawesi
* Paurocephala artocarpae Braza and Calilung, 1981 - Philippines (Luzon), Malesia (Sabah, Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala bifasciata Kuwayama, 1931 - China (Hong Kong record), Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam
* Paurocephala boehmeriae Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - China (Hong Kong)
* Paurocephala boxi Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Ghana
* Paurocephala brendelli Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Peninsular Malaysia
* Paurocephala brevicephala (Crawford, 1917) - Philippines (Mindanao, Palawan) and Sarawak
* Paurocephala calcarata Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Fiji Islands
* Paurocephala chonchaiensis Boselli, 1929 - China (Hong Kong record) and Japan
* Paurocephala curvata Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Papua New Guinea and Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala dayak Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Singapore
* Paurocephala distincta Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - India and Sri Lanka
* Paurocephala elegans Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala gossypii Russell, 1943 - Zaire, Sudan and Malawi
* Paurocephala hollisi Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Tanzania
* Paurocephala insolita Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Angola
* Paurocephala javanica Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Java)
* Paurocephala kleinhojiae Uichanco, 1921 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao) and Taiwan
* Paurocephala lienhardi Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Malaysia (Sabah)
* Paurocephala Iii Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala longiantennata Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Papua New Guinea
* Paurocephala lucida Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Ethiopia
* Paurocephala macrochaetis Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala maculipennis Uichanco, 1921 - Philippines including Palawan
* Paurocephala marginata Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala martini Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Singapore
* Paurocephala mathuri Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - India (Uttar Pradesh)
* Paurocephala medleri Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Nigeria
* Paurocephala minuta Crawford, 1919 - Philippines (Luzon)
* Paurocephala muiri Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Tanimbar Island)
* Paurocephala muta Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - India
* Paurocephala oceanica Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Andaman Islands
* Paurocephala palawanensis Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Philippines (Palawan)
* Paurocephala papuana Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Papua New Guinea
* Paurocephala phalaki Mathur, 1975 - India (Bengal, Madras)
* Paurocephala polaszeki Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Bangladesh
* Paurocephala psylloptera Crawford, 1913 - West Malesia including Philippines
* Paurocephala pterospermi Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Palawan and Sabah
* Paurocephala robusta Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Philippines (Palawan)
* Paurocephala russellae Mathur, 1975 - India (Uttar Pradesh)
* Paurocephala sauteri Enderlein, 1914 - China and Taiwan
* Paurocephala setifera (Crawford, 1919) - Philippines (Luzon)
* Paurocephala similis Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala sinuata Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Ghana and Nigeria
* Paurocephala stephaniella Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala stigmaticalis Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Malaysia (Sabah)
* Paurocephala sulawesiana Mifsud & Burckhardt, 2002 - Indonesia (Sulawesi)
* Paurocephala trematos Yang et al., 1986 - Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, China and Malaysia
* Paurocephala urenae Russell, 1946 - Zaire
* Paurocephala wilderi Crawford, 1927 - American Samoa