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Apophylana Medvedev 2019, gen.n.

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Apophylana Medvedev, gen.n.

TYPE SPECIES: Apophylana thoracica sp.n .

DESCRIPTION. Body elongate. Antennal insertions behind anterior margins of eyes. Frontal tubercles subovate, divided from each other. Vertex strongly and densely punctate. Antennae nitidiform. Prothorax strongly transverse, surface densely punctate and shortly pubescent, with shining, smooth and sparsely punctate convexity alonganterior margin, interrupted in middle. Elytra parallel-sided with rounded apices, very densely punctate, but without any distinct pubescence. Epipleurae narrowed in basal third, but distinct to apex. Anterior coxal cavities open. Claws toothed. Hind legs and abdomen absent.

DIAGNOSIS. Near Apophylia Chevrolat, 1842, differs with structure of prothorax and not pubescent elytra.

DERIVATIO NOMINIS. A name is a combination from the generic name Apophylia.

Notes

Published as part of Medvedev, L. N., 2019, New and poorly known Oriental Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera), pp. 165-168 in Russian Entomological Journal 28 (2) on page 167, DOI: 10.15298/rusentj.28.2.08, http://zenodo.org/record/13164360

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Biodiversity

Collection code
SPECIES
Scientific name authorship
Medvedev
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Apophylana
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Apophylana Medvedev, 2019