''Aphilenia'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is distributed in
Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
and
East Asia 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
Typophorini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The tribe contains approximately 100 genera, which are found worldwide. Members of the tribe are mainly characterized by notches on the tibiae of the middle and hind legs, whic ...
).
Species
* Subgenus ''Aphilenia''
Weise ''in'' Reitter, 1889 (type species: ''Aphilenia interrupta''
Weise ''in'' Reitter, 1889)
** ''
Aphilenia astakhovi
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genu ...
''
Moseyko, 2012 – Russia:
Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, ''Astrakhanskaya oblast'', , ''Astrakhan oblysy'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center ...
** ''
Aphilenia gobica''
Lopatin, 1970 (formerly a subspecies of ''A. interrupta'')
–
Mongolia, China:
Inner Mongolia
** ''
Aphilenia interrupta''
Weise ''in'' Reitter, 1889 –
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan,
Turkey
** ''
Aphilenia ornata
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus '' Calligonum''. I ...
''
Reitter, 1889 –
Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan
** ''
Aphilenia parvula
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus '' Calligonum''. I ...
''
Weise ''in'' Hauser, 1894 –
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
* Subgenus ''Pseudaphilenia''
Lopatin, 1976 (type species: ''Aphilenia hauseri''
Weise ''in'' Hauser, 1894)
** ''
Aphilenia lopatini
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus '' Calligonum''. I ...
''
Moseyko, 2013 –
Kazakhstan
** ''
Aphilenia mujunkumica
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus '' Calligonum''. I ...
''
Moseyko, 2013 –
Kazakhstan
** ''
Aphilenia unicolor
''Aphilenia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Central and East Asia as well as southern Russia. Members of the genus are adapted to dry climates, and feed on bushes of the genus '' Calligonum''. I ...
''
Reitter, 1889 (formerly a variation of ''A. interrupta''; synonym: ''A. hauseri''
Weise ''in'' Hauser, 1894)
–
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Asia
Beetles of Europe
Taxa named by Julius Weise
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