Aphthona es un género de escarabajos de la familia Chrysomelidae .[ 1] El género fue descrito científicamente primero por Chevrolat en 1837.
Miden de 2 a 4 mm. Se alimentan de especies de la familia Euphorbiaceae . Las larvas son subterráneas y se alimentan de raíces. Se encuentran en pastizales y prados con abundancia de euforbias. Son nativos del hemisferio oriental. Hay alrededor de 300 especies, seis han sido introducidas en Norteamérica, algunas han sido introducidas intencionalmente para combatir especies invasoras de Euphorbia .[ 2] [ 3]
Aphthona euphorbiae
Aphthona abdominalis Duftschmid, 1825
Aphthona aeneomicans Allard, 1875
Aphthona alanyensis Fritzlar, 2004
Aphthona albertinae Allard, 1866
Aphthona alcina Leonardi, 1975
Aphthona almorensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona andrewesi Jacoby, 1896
Aphthona asirica Doguet, 1979
Aphthona atrocaerulea Stephens, 1831
Aphthona atrovirens Förster, 1849
Aphthona babai Kimoto, 2000
Aphthona basantapurica Kimoto, 2001
Aphthona beckeri Jacobson, 1895
Aphthona bengalica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona bergeali Fritzlar, 2001
Aphthona bergealoides Fritzlar, 2004
Aphthona bilyi Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona biokovensis Penecke, 1907
Aphthona bonvouloiri Allard, 1860
Aphthona brancuccii Medvedev, 1997
Aphthona brunnea (Medvedev, 1984)
Aphthona cangshanensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona carbonaria Rosenhauer, 1856
Aphthona chalchica Medvedev, 1980
Aphthona chekanovskii Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona chiangmaiensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona chrozophorae (Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003)
Aphthona clara Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona claripes Rapilly, 1978
Aphthona constantini Doguet & Petitpierre, 1986
Aphthona convexior Har. Lindberg, 1950
Aphthona crassicornis Lopatin, 1990
Aphthona crassipes Wollaston, 1860
Aphthona cryptomorpha Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona cyparissiae Koch, 1803
Aphthona czwalinae Weise , 1888
Aphthona dalatensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona delicatula Foudras, 1860
Aphthona depressa Allard, 1859
Aphthona dhrubi Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona dhunche Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona dobangensis Kimoto, 2001
Aphthona dongchuanica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona erichsoni Zetterstedt, 1838
Aphthona espagnoli Král, 1965
Aphthona euphorbiae Schrank, 1781
Aphthona flava Guillebeau, 1894
Aphthona flaviceps Allard, 1859
Aphthona flavicollis Wang, 1992
Aphthona franzi Heikertinger, 1944
Aphthona fuentei Reitter, 1901
Aphthona furthi Medvedev, 1997
Aphthona fuscothailandensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona glebi Konstantinov, 2006
Aphthona glochidionae (Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003)
Aphthona gomerensis Gruev & Petitpierre, 1979
Aphthona gracilipes Ogloblin, 1926
Aphthona gracilis Faldermann, 1837
Aphthona gressitti Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona gruevi Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona gruszkorum Warchalowski, 1974
Aphthona guamensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona habashanica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona hauseri Heikertinger, 1911
Aphthona herbigrada Curtis, 1837
Aphthona heveli Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona himalayana Medvedev & Sprecher-Uebersax, 1997
Aphthona hissarica Lopatin, 1975
Aphthona illigeri Bedel, 1898
Aphthona indica Jacoby, 1900
Aphthona interstitialis Weise, 1887
Aphthona jordanica Mohr, 1962
Aphthona juliana Springer, 1953
Aphthona kashmirensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona kaszabi Kral, 1967
Aphthona konstantinovi Lopatin in Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona kubani Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona kuntzei Roubal, 1931
Aphthona kurosawai Ohno, 1962
Aphthona lacertosa Rosenhauer, 1847
Aphthona lantangi Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona lopatini Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona lubischevi Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona lutescens Gyllenhal, 1808
Aphthona luzonica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona macarangae (Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003)
Aphthona maculata Allard, 1876
Aphthona maghrebina Bergeal & Doguet, 1989
Aphthona malaisei Bryant, 1939
Aphthona maldesi Doguet & Petitpierre, 1986
Aphthona mallotae (Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003)
Aphthona marataka Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003
Aphthona mariki Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona martensi (Medvedev, 1990)
Aphthona melancholica Weise, 1888
Aphthona merkli Gruev, 1994
Aphthona mimica Medvedev, 1997
Aphthona mohri Warchalowski, 1973
Aphthona moralesi Madar & Madar, 1965
Aphthona mude Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona nandiensis Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003
Aphthona neoerythropoda Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona nepalensis Medvedev, 1984
Aphthona nigriceps Redtenbacher, 1842
Aphthona nigriscutis Foudras, 1860
Aphthona nonstriata Goeze, 1777
Aphthona occidentalis Har. Lindberg, 1950
Aphthona occitana (Doguet, 1988)
Aphthona okinawaensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona olegi Konstantinov, 2006
Aphthona omeishanica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona ovata Foudras, 1860
Aphthona ovatipennis Medvedev, 1992
Aphthona ovatoidea Gruev, 1981
Aphthona paivana Wollaston, 1860
Aphthona pallida Bach, 1856
Aphthona parnassicola Heikertinger, 1944
Aphthona paropaca Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona pelmoides Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona perrisi Allard, 1869
Aphthona phalchoki Konstantinov & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2005
Aphthona phyllanthae (Prathapan & Konstantinov, 2003)
Aphthona placida Kutschera, 1864
Aphthona plenifrons Wollaston, 1864
Aphthona postmaculata Medvedev, 1993
Aphthona potanini Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona przhevalskii Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona pseudocrypta Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona puncticollis Allard, 1866
Aphthona punctiventris Mulsant & Rey, 1874
Aphthona pygmaea Kutschera, 1861
Aphthona rawalpindica Lopatin in Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona rhodinensis Heikertinger, 1944
Aphthona rufothoracica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona russica Konstantinov, Volkovitsh & Cristofaro, 2001
Aphthona sandrae Baselga & Novoa, 2002
Aphthona sardea Allard, 1866
Aphthona sarmatica Ogloblin, 1928
Aphthona schereri Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona semicyanea Allard, 1859
Aphthona semivaripes Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona siamica Kimoto, 2000
Aphthona simlaensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona singalilaensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona sinuatipennis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona spenceri Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona steineri Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona stussineri Weise, 1888
Aphthona subovata Allard, 1859
Aphthona taiwana Takizawa, 1979
Aphthona tamdaoensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona tamila Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona taniae Konstantinov, 2006
Aphthona tenasserimae Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona thailandensis Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona tristis Har. Lindberg, 1950
Aphthona valachica Heikertinger, 1944
Aphthona variolosa Foudras, 1860
Aphthona venustula attica Weise, 1890
Aphthona venustula Kutschera, 1861
Aphthona venustula venustula Kutschera, 1861
Aphthona violacea Koch, 1803
Aphthona wachnitzae Madar & Madar, 1968
Aphthona wagneri Heikertinger, 1909
Aphthona warchalowskii Fritzlar, 2001
Aphthona weiseana Konstantinov, 1998
Aphthona wittmeri Doguet, 1979
Aphthona wollastoni Har. Lindberg, 1950
Aphthona yunnanica Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002
Aphthona yunnomontana Konstantinov & Lingafelter, 2002