Apterodina Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Flowers. R. Wills. 2009. A second species of Apterodina (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa. 2131. 65–68. 10.11646/zootaxa.2132.1.4 . 4505260 .
2. R. Wills. Flowers. 2004. New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics. PDF. Zootaxa. 549. 1. 1–18. 10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1. free.
3. Bechyné. J.. Springlová de Bechyné. B.. 1964. Notes sur quelques Chrysomeloidea Néotropicaux (Col. Phytophaga). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 11. 117–137. 2019-01-18. 2019-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121447/http://chrysomelidae.miza-ucv.org.ve/sites/chrysomelidae.miza-ucv.org.ve/files/1964_Separata_158.pdf. dead.