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The world species of Aprostoma Guérin-Méneville are described, keyed and illustrated. The genus currently includes 8 species distributed in the tropical part of Central and West Africa and Madagascar. The occurrence on Sri Lanka is questioned and is postulated to be based m introduction or a mislabelled specime. Aprostoma mroczkowskii sp. nov. is described from Cameroon. Aprostoma lineare Grouvelle, 1908 is synonymized with A. planifrons Westwood, 1869, syn. nov. Lectotype is designated for Eumecidium glabriceps Kolbe, 1898.