Apophylana thoracica Medvedev, 2019

Medvedev, L. N., 2019, New and poorly known Oriental Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera), Russian Entomological Journal 28 (2), pp. 165-168 : 167

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15298/rusentj.28.2.08

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13164372

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3934381B-FFA0-FFA9-FE8E-FBBB2F7DF2E8

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Apophylana thoracica Medvedev
status

sp. nov.

Apophylana thoracica Medvedev , sp.n.

MATERIAL. Holotype (sex not clear): N-Vietnam, Ninh Binh Prov., Cuc Phuong NP, 20°17’572” N, 105°40’052” E, 270 m, 22– 24.V.2015, leg. A. Scale ( NME).

DESCRIPTION. Fulvous; vertex, antennal segments 411, convexity on prothorax, scutellum, apices of femora, tibiae and tarsi black, elytra dark metallic green.

Head not pubescent. Antennae almost reach middle of elytra, proportions of segments are as 12-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8- 10. Prothorax 1.8 times as wide as long, broadest in anterior third, with rounded side margin. Scutellum broadly triangular, finely punctate, not pubescent. Elytra 1.8 times as long as wide, surface feebly convex, with very feeble ridge from humerus to apex, more distinct behind middle. Length of body 4 mm.

NME

Sammlung des Naturkundemseum Erfurt

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Apophylana

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