Apophylia clypeata Samoderzhenkov, 1988

Bezdek, Jan, 2005, New And Interesting Apophylia Species From South-East Asia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53 (1), pp. 35-45 : 43

Apophylia clypeata Samoderzhenkov, 1988

Material examined. – (2). 2 males, Laos, Phongsaly province, Phongsaly environs, 1500 m, 21 41.2'N 102 6.8'E, coll. P. Pacholátko, 28 May - 20 Jun.2003 ( NHMB and JBCB) .

Remarks. Described based on a pair of specimens from Vietnamese province Gia Lai-Kontum. The aedeagus of the holotype differs from the aedeagus of the specimens from Laos which are distinctly extended in the apical part ( Figs. 8-9 ). Although the differences in the structure of aedeagus are possibly sufficient for description of a new species or subspecies, I avoid to do it, because of shortage of additional material. New record for Laos.

Figures

Figs. 6-9. Apophylia species, aedeagus in dorsal and lateral view: 6, A. sikkimensis Bezdekˇ; 7, A. nigriceps Laboissière; 8, A. clypeata Samoderzhenkov (Holotype, Vietnam); 9, A. clypeata Samoderzhenkov (specimen from Laos). Scale: 1 mm.