Apterodina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Apterodina
Bechyné, 1954[1]
Type species
Apterodina bucki
Bechyné, 1954

Apterodina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1954. All species of the genus have greatly reduced hind wings.

Species

  • Apterodina achuparia Flowers, 2009[2] – Ecuador
  • Apterodina bechynei Flowers, 2004[3] – Colombia
  • Apterodina bucki Bechyné, 1954[1] – southeast Brazil
  • Apterodina granulifera Bechyné & Bechyné, 1964[4] – southeast Brazil
  • Apterodina ruminyahui Flowers, 2004[3] – Ecuador

References

  1. 1 2 Bechyné, J. (1954). "La liste des Eumolpides de Rio Grande do Sul (Brésil) et observations diverses sur les espéces néotropicales" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Paranaense. 10: 141–226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-07. (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF)
  2. ↑ Flowers, R. Wills (2009). "A second species of Apterodina (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Ecuador" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2131: 65–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2132.1.4. S2CID 4505260.
  3. 1 2 Flowers, R. Wills (2004). "New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics" (PDF). Zootaxa. 549 (1): 1–18. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1.
  4. ↑ Bechyné, J.; Springlová de Bechyné, B. (1964). "Notes sur quelques Chrysomeloidea Néotropicaux (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 11: 117–137. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.


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