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.
| Apterodina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Apterodina Bechyné, 1954[1] |
| Type species | |
| Apterodina bucki Bechyné, 1954
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Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b 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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.