Three new species of Apophylia are described, illustrated and compared with related taxa: A. liska sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya), A. blecha sp. nov. and A. algie sp. nov. (both India: Tamil Nadu). Apophylia pavlae Bezděk, 2003 is proposed as a new synonym of A. melli Gressitt et Kimoto, 1963. New faunistical data of 34 Apophylia species are presented. Apophylia phuphanensis Bezděk, 2006 is newly reported from Vietnam, A. vietnamica Samoderzhenkov, 1988 from China, A. denisae Bezděk, 2005 from Thailand, A. hajeki Bezděk, 2003 from India, A. schawalleri Medvedev, 1992 from China and A. samoderzhenkovi Medvedev, 1993 from India.
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1 September 2008
Taxonomical and Faunistical Notes on Asian Apophylia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
Jan Bezděk
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Apophylia
Chrysomelidae
Coleoptera
Galerucinae
new species
Oriental Region
synonymy