Apterodina

Flowers, Wills, 2009, A second species of Apterodina (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Ecuador, Zootaxa 2131, pp. 65-68 : 67

Key to known species of Apterodina

1 Color distinctly greenish bronze; female with a lateral costae on elyta behind humeri; known from Ecuador............. .......................................................................................................................................................... achuparia Flowers

1’ Color black or piceous, may be bronzy; female elytra behind humeri tuberculate or punctate, never costate ........... 2.

2 Punctures arranged in striae on basal half of elytra; lateral margin of pronotum weakly undulate; female unknown; known from Ecuador..................................................................................................................... ruminyahui Flowers

2’ Punctures confused on basal half; lateral margin of pronotum evenly rounded.......................................................... 3.

3 Elytra tuberculate behind humeri in the female; pronotum and elytra coarsely punctate; known from southeast Brazil...................................................................................................................................................... granulifera Bechyné.

3’ Elytra not tuberculate; pronotum more finely punctate than elytra .............................................................................. 4

4 Color bronzy black; male unknown; known from southeast Brazil....................................................... bucki Bechyné

4’ Color dark brown; known from Colombia......................................................................................... bechynei Flowers