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]

Aphilenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Weise in Reitter, 1889

Species

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Hauser, F. (1894). "Beitrag zur Coleopteren-Fauna von Transcaspien und Turkestan". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1894 (1): 17–74.