Aphilenia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia[1] as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus Calligonum. In 2012, the genus was moved from the tribe Bromiini to the tribe Nodinini (now known as Typophorini).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Aphilenia Weise in Reitter, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Aphilenia interrupta | |
Species
edit- Subgenus Aphilenia Weise in Reitter, 1889 (type species: Aphilenia interrupta Weise in Reitter, 1889)
- Aphilenia astakhovi Moseyko, 2012[2] – Russia: Astrakhan Oblast
- Aphilenia gobica Lopatin, 1970 (formerly a subspecies of A. interrupta)[3] – Mongolia, China: Inner Mongolia
- Aphilenia interrupta Weise in Reitter, 1889 – Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey[4]
- Aphilenia ornata Reitter, 1889 – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
- Aphilenia parvula Weise in Hauser, 1894[5] – Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Subgenus Pseudaphilenia Lopatin, 1976 (type species: Aphilenia hauseri Weise in Hauser, 1894)
- Aphilenia lopatini Moseyko, 2013[3] – Kazakhstan
- Aphilenia mujunkumica Moseyko, 2013[3] – Kazakhstan
- Aphilenia unicolor Reitter, 1889 (formerly a variation of A. interrupta; synonym: A. hauseri Weise in Hauser, 1894[5])[2] – Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
References
edit- ^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
- ^ a b c Moseyko, A. G. (2012). "Comments on the genus Aphilenia Weise in Reitter, 1889 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae), with a description of a new species from Russia". Entomological Review. 92 (7): 773–781. doi:10.1134/S0013873812070044. S2CID 15377841.
- ^ a b c Moseyko, A. G. (2013). "New data on the leaf beetle genus Aphilenia Weise in Reitter, 1889, with descriptions of two new species from Kazakhstan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 9 (1): 108–111. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2013-9-1-108-111.
- ^ Romantsov, P.V.; Moseyko, A.G. (2020). "A new subgenus and species of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Azerbaijan, with faunistic notes on adjacent countries". Zootaxa. 4853 (1): 139–145. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4853.1.10. PMID 33056391. S2CID 222824162.
- ^ a b Hauser, F. (1894). "Beitrag zur Coleopteren-Fauna von Transcaspien und Turkestan". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1894 (1): 17–74.