Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Apophylia from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

The Taiwanese species of Apophylia Thomson are reviewed. Four species are redescribed: A. asahinai Chujo, 1962; A. beeneni Bezděk, 2003; A. miyamotoi Kimoto, 1969; and A. velai Bezděk, 2003. Two new synonyms are proposed: A. taiwanica Bezděk, 2003 as a junior synonym of A. asahinai Chujo, 1962; and A. kaoi Bezděk and Lee, 2009 as a junior synonym of A. velai Bezděk, 2003. Diagnostic characters of both sexes are illustrated. Occurrence of sibling species of chrysomelids in Taiwan is briefly discussed.