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Issue: Vol. 549 No. 1: 25 Jun. 2004
Type: Article
Published: 2004-06-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1
Page range: 1–18
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 72

New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyn and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics

Center for Biological Control, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, U.S.A
Coleoptera Apterodina bechynei Apterodina bucki Apterodina granulifera Apterodina ruminyahui Brachypterodina morae Brachypterodina gonzalezi brachyptery Chrysomelidae Eumolpinae Brazil Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador

Abstract

The genus Apterodina Bechyn is redescribed and two new species with reduced wings, Apterodina bechynei n.sp. and Apterodina ruminyahui n.sp. are described from South America, and A. bucki Bechyn is redescribed. Brachypterodina new genus is described from Costa Rica along with the new species Brachypterodina morae and Brachypterodina gonzalezi. Keys to species of both genera are provided. The genera Apterodina and Brachypterodina are similar in appearance and may represent at least two independent cases of hind wing reduction in response to high altitude.Se describen las especies nuevas Apterodina bechynei n.sp. y Apterodina ruminyahui n.sp. de Am rica del Sur, y se presenta una descripci n nueva para el g nero Apterodina. Tambi n se

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