Key to species of Apeba

1 Antennomere IV slightly shorter than III.................................................................. 2

- Antennomere IV distinctly shorter than III (at most, half of length of III)..........................................3

2(1) Dorsal surface entirely orange. Panama............................................... A. isabellina (Bates, 1885)

- Parts of head, basal antennal segments, most of legs, and wide areas on elytra black. Costa Rica ............................................................................................... A. popeba (Galileo & Martins, 2006)

3(1) Antennomere IV distinctly shorter than V–VI together. Bolivia .................................. A. herrerae sp. nov.

- Antennomere IV as long as, or almost as long as, V–VII together................................................ 4

4(3) Central area of the vertex with dark pubescence margined on each side by yellow, pubescent oblique band. Brazil (Amazonas, Pará).................................................................. A. barauna Martins & Galileo, 1991

- Central area of the vertex yellow pubescent and adjacent sides dark pubescent. Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina)................................................ A. togata (Klug, 1825)