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Chrysomelidae

By iG. Ba BRYANT

(Commonwealth Institute of Entomology)

The interesting collection of Chrysomelidae made by D. S. Fletcher during the Ruwenzori

Expedition, 1952, up to 13,050 ft., is represented by 78 species totalling 255 specimens, 55 have

already been described and I now describe 9 new species. There are several represented by single

specimens which I do not propose to describe. Among the subfamilies the Sagrinae are not

represented, and the Eumolpinae are poorly represented; as a rule they are very plentiful all over

Africa.

The subfamilies are represented as follows:

Criocerinae 4 species

Clytrinae I species

Cryptocephalinae 3 species

Eumolpinae 5 species

Chrysomelinae 2 species

Halticinae 23 species

Galerucinae 20 species

Hispinae 3 species

Cassidinae 17 species

All the Types of new species are in the British Museum (Natural History).

CRIOCERINAE

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Lema armata Fabricius

Fabricius, 1801, Syst. El. 1: 472.

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I specimen.

Lema atrofasciata Jacoby

Jacoby, 1893, Ann. Soc. ent. Belg., 37:263.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

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Lema planifrons Weise

Weise, r901, Arch. f. Naturg., 67:147.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Lema sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

CLYTRINAE

Gynandrophthalma immaculata Lacordaire

Lacordaire, 1848, Mon. Phyt., 2:280. i

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

CRYPTOCEPHALINAE

Cryptocephalus latebimaculatus Pic

Pic, 1930, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 18:357.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, Hot Springs, 2750 ft., 28.viii—1.1x.1952 (D. S.

Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Cryptocephalus sp.

UGANDA: Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Coenobius sp. nr. C. melanocephalus Jacoby

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.vili.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

EUMOLPINAE

Lefevrea humeralis Weise

Weise, 1914, Ark. Zool., 16:6.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, Hot Springs, 2750 ft., 28.viii—1.ix.1952 (D. S.

Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Pagria suturalis Lefevre

Lefevre, 1884, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr., (6) 4: Bull. 67.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 25.viii-1.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Chrysomelide

Menius costatus Baly

Baly, 1877-1878, Ent. mon. Mag., 14:178.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 28.viii-1.ix.1952 (D.

2 specimens.

Syagrus rosae Bryant

Bryant, 1936, Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond., (13) 5:217, fig.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

CHRYSOMELINAE

Chrysomela opulenta Reiche

Reiche, 1850, Voy. Galin. Abyss., 3:405, t. 25, f. 7.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Melasoma marginicollis Achard

Achard, 1926, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 14:49.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft. 22.vili-3.ix.1952 (D.

10 specimens.

HALTICINAE

Podagrica pallidipes Bryant

Bryant, 1942, Bull. ent. Res., 33:231.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Podagrica sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.vili-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Podagrica sp.

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UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Phygasia helvola Dalman

Dalman, 1832, Analecta ent.:78.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

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Philopona fulvicollis Fabricius

Fabricius, 1775, Syst. Ent.: 112.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Torodera octomaculata Weise

Weise, 1902, Arch. f. Naturg., 63, 1: 164.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Crepidodera birungana Weise

Weise, 1924, Ark. f. Zool., 16, nr. 22:25.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Crepidodera ruwensorica sp.n. (Figure 1, p. 14)

Flavous, except the suture which is narrowly piceous, and the underside piceous. Head and

prothorax impunctate, the elytra very finely and irregularly punctate. L. 2-50 mm.

dS and 9: Head flavous, transversely impressed between the antennae, impunctate. Antennae

flavous, not quite extending to the middle of the elytra, the first segment the longest, the second

short and rounded, the third and fourth equal, slightly longer than the second, the seven apical

segments slightly thickened and pubescent. Prothorax flavous, impunctate nitid, transverse the

sides slightly rounded, the anterior angles prominent, a deep transverse sulcus at the base, bounded.

at each side by a perpendicular groove. Elytra flavous with the suture narrowly piceous, the base

broader than the base of the prothorax, the sides slightly rounded finely and irregularly punctate.

Legs flavous, the male with the anterior tarsi broader. Underside piceous, clothed with fine golden

pubescence.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

27 specimens, Holotype and 26 paratypes.

Allied to Crepidodera uniformis Jacoby from Natal but smaller the elytra with the sides more

rounded, and not strongly and regularly punctate, and the underside piceous. Not so elongate

and parallel sided.

Aphthona elegantula Laboissiére

Laboissiére, 1942, Exp. Pac. nat. Albert Miss. de Witte (1933-5), fasc. 39:23.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viti-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Longitarsus swynnertoni Bryant

Bryant, 1950, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12), 3: 164.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Lake Bujuku, 13,050 ft., 22-28.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Chrysomelide 5

Longitarsus sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Longitarsus sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.vili.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Gabonia custos Weise

Weise, 1895, Dtsch. ent. Z.:339.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—2.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

3 specimens.

Gabonia montivaga sp.n. (Figure 2, p. 14)

Elongate, fulvous, the antennae and legs slightly paler, the head and prothorax impunctate.

Elytra strongly and irregularly punctate. L. 3-50 mm.

Head fulvous, impunctate, transversely impressed between the eyes, a longitudinal carina

between the base of the antennae, the eyes large and rounded. Antennae fulvous extending to the

middle of the elytra, the first segment as long as the second and third together, the third about

equal to the first, the third to tenth each equal, the eleventh slightly longer and pointed. Pro-

thorax fulvous nitid and transverse, the anterior angles prominent, the sides slightly rounded.

Scutellum fulvous triangular impunctate. Elytra fulvous elongate the sides parallel and rounded at

apex, strongly and irregularly punctured. Legs fulvous, the posterior tibiae with a strong apical

spur. Underside fulvous impunctate.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili.—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

tie specimens, Holotype and 2 paratypes.

Allied to Gabonia citri Laboissi¢re but more elongate and the elytra strongly punctured, and the

antennae not black.

Chaetocnema pulla Chapuis

Chapuis, 1879, Ann. Mus. civ. Genova, 15:14.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii.-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

4 specimens.

Chaetocnema sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 6700 ft., 13-16.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Sebaethe obscura sp.n. (Figure 3, p. 14)

Elongate, pale flavous except the elytra more or less fuscous, with the margins paler and the six

apical segments of the antennae black. L. 3 mm.

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apex the third segment twice as long as the second and equal to each of the following, the six

apical segments black and pubescent. Prothorax pale flavous transverse the sides feebly rounded,

slightly contracted to the base and feebly margined. Scutellum flavous triangular impunctate.

Elytra elongate wider than the base of the prothorax, rounded to the apex, fuscous with the side

margins paler, very finely and closely punctured. Legs and underside flavous.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2580 ft., 22.viii.—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

4 specimens, Holotype and 3 paratypes.

Allied to Sebaethe nigripes Weise but smaller and the colour not so uniform, the pale prothorax

and darker elytra.

Sebaethe sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili.-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Haltica sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili-ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), |

I specimen.

Sphaeroderma ugandae Bryant

Bryant, 1931, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (11), 10:490.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.vili.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Sphaeroderma sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bugoya, 4500 ft., 8.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Sphaeroderma fletcheri sp.n.

Ovate, fulvous the base of the head and prothorax dark brown, the antennae and legs flavous.

Prothorax very finely punctured, the elytra finely punctate-striate. L. 2 mm.

Head with the basal portion dark brown, nitid, the labrum fulvous. Antennae flavous extending |

just beyond the base of the elytra, the two basal segments more dilated the third to the sixth more

slender, the five apical segments thickened and equal to each other. Prothorax dark brown nitid,

very finely punctured, transverse widest at the base and contracted in front. Scutellum fulvous |

triangular impunctate. Elytra fulvous, the sides rounded and tapering to the apex, finely punctate- |

striate. Legs flavous. Underside fulvous the first ventral segment the longest the second to the

fourth equal to each other. |

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), Holotype,

I specimen. |

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nijinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 paratype. |

Allied to Sphaeroderma exiguum Weise from Central Africa, but differs in the dark prothorax

and in the apical segments of the antennae not black. |

Chrysomelide

GALERUCINAE

Oides typographica Ritsema

Ritsema, 1875, Tijdschr. Ent., 18:21.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Megaleruca obscura Fabricius

Fabricius, 1801, Syst. El., 1: 480.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Range, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Megaleruca maculiceps Jacoby

Jacoby, 1886, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 24:124.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22-vili.—3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Copa delata Erichson

Erichson, 1843, Arch. f. Naturg., 9: 165.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili-3.ix.1952

I specimen.

Luperodes quaternus Fairmaire

Fairmaire, 1880, Natural., 2:316.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.viii—-3.ix.1952 (D.

specimen.

Leptaulaca basalis Weise

Weise, 1902, Arch. f. Naturg., 68:142.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Asbecesta ruwensorica Weise

Weise, 1912, Deutsche Zentr. Afr-Exp., 4:147.

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UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bugoya, 4500 ft., 8.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Exora pusilla Gerstaecker

Gerstaecker, 1871, Arch. f. Naturg., 37:84.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I2 specimens.

Hyperacantha mimula Weise

Weise, 1903, Deutsche ent. Zeitschr.: 43, t. 1, f. 39.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

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Ruwenzorica viridis Laboissi¢re

Laboissiére, 1919, Bull. Soc. ent. France, (20): 282.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Lamia Valley, 11,900 ft., 30.vii.1952.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyomaleju, 10,530 ft., 14-19.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

II specimens.

Pseudorupilia fletcheri sp.n. (Figure 4, p. 14)

Flavous: the head prothorax and elytra somewhat tinged with rufous, the antennae with the

apical portion of each segment fuscous, the elytra feebly carinate, finely and irregularly punctate.

L. 6-7 mm.

g and @: Head flavous, the base and a short longitudinal marking rufous, transversely impressed

between the eyes, and a short deep median impression extending from this to the base of the

antennae, the clypeus and mandibles strongly developed. Antennae extending almost to the

apex of the elytra, the first segment the longest the second very short, the third about three times

as long as the second, the third to the eleventh equal to each other, the apical portion of each

fuscous. Prothorax flavous with feeble rufous markings, widest in front the sides slightly con-

tracted behind the middle to the base, with two transverse irregular impressions across the middle.

The scutellum transverse the apex rounded and slightly fuscous. Elytra flavous tinged with rufous

feebly carinate with fine irregular punctures, the apex rounded. The pygidium flavous exposed,

the apex pointed, with pale scattered pubescence. Legs pale with the apical portion of the femora

fuscous. Underside flavous, slightly pubescent, the male with the apical ventral segment strongly

notched. The ° has the elytra slightly longer.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8350 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 5 specimens,

Holotype and 4 paratypes.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 8350 ft., 9.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 2 paratypes.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 6 paratypes.

Allied to P. ruficollis Fabricius but differs in being larger, the head and legs not black, more

rufous the elytra carinate and punctate.

Monolepta discrepans Weise

Weise, 1912, Tijdschr. Ent., 65: 104, 108.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 23 specimens.

Monolepta pauperata Erichson

Erichson, 1843, Arch. f. Naturg., 9, 1:26s.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Monolepta vincta Gerstaecker

Gerstaecker, 1871, Arc. f. Naturg., 37:83.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bugoye, 4500 ft., 5—10.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

Chrysomelide 9

Monolepta duplicata Sahlberg

Sahlberg, 1829, in Thon. Ent. Arch., 2:28, t. 2, f. 33.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Monolepta tenuicornis Jacoby

Jacoby, 1899, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.:379.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili.—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Monolepta ruwensorica sp.n. (Figure 5, p. 15)

Above bright metallic green, the underside and legs blue-black. Head and prothorax very min-

utely punctured, the elytra with slightly stronger punctures. L. 5 mm.

Head bright metallic green, a deep transverse impression between the eyes, very finely punc-

tured. Antennae metallic green extending to the middle of the elytra, the first segment equal to the

second and third together, the second very short, the fourth equal to the first, and equal to each

of the following to the eleventh, each clothed with fine pubescence. Prothorax bright metallic

green, transverse, widest at the base, very finely and closely punctured, the sides narrowly mar-

gined, and the anterior angles prominent. Scutellum bright metallic green, triangular, impunctate.

Elytra bright metallic green, closely punctured, the punctures stronger than on the prothorax,

the sides gradually widening to beyond the middle, and rounded to the apex. Legs blue-black,

clothed with fine short pubescence, the posterior tibiae with a long spine, and the first segment

of the tarsi very long. Underside blue-black, clothed with fine pubescence.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen,

Holotype.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8580 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen,

paratype.

Allied to Monolepta metallica Jacoby, from Cameroons, but much smaller, lighter metallic

green, the legs and antennae not flavous.

Apophylia sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.viii-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Platyxantha purpurea sp.n. (Figure 6, p. 15)

Elongate, purple, the antennae and legs black, head and prothorax impunctate, elytra with

irregular shallow punctures. L. 7 mm.

3: Head purple, the labrum and palpi black, a transverse impression between the eyes, and a

short longitudinal impression between the base of the antennae. Eyes prominent. Antennae black,

extending to the apex of the elytra, the first segment four times as long as the second, the third

about equal to the first, the fourth slightly longer than the third and the fourth to the eleventh

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equal to each other. Prothorax slightly transverse purple, with two median impressions, the

side and basal margins narrowly margined. Scutellum purple triangular. Elytra purple, elongate

broader than the base of the prothorax, slightly rugose with irregular shallow punctures. Legs

black, the tibiae with dense yellowish pubescence. Underside with the ventral segments of the

abdomen purple clothed with scattered pubescence.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 8350 ft., 9.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen,

Holotype.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinablaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 paratype.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3-vili.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 paratype.

Allied to Platyxantha coerulescens Weise from Sierra Leone, but is more elongate and narrower

and differs in colour.

Rohania antennalis sp.n. (Figure 7, p. 15)

Deep metallic green, the antennae and legs flavous, the antennae extending well beyond the apex

of the elytra, traces of carinae near the suture. L. 8 mm.

3 and 9: Head deep metallic green, impunctate, the eyes very prominent, the labrum with a

few scattered golden hairs, transversely impressed between the eyes. Antennae flavous, very long

extending well beyond the apex of the elytra (¢ longer than 9) the first segment more dilated,

the second very short, the third longer than the first and second together, the third to the eleventh

each about equal and strongly pubescent. Prothorax deep metallic green, transverse, with a deep

transverse impression just behind the middle, the anterior angles prominent and rounded, the

sides narrowly margined. Scutellum deep metallic green, triangular. Elytra elongate, deep

metallic green, broader than the base of the prothorax, slightly rugose with a trace of carinae

near the suture. Legs flavous clothed with golden pubescence. Underside deep metallic green,

rugose, clothed with feeble pubescence, male with the apical ventral segment trilobed.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.vili.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 13 specimens,

Holotype and 12 paratypes.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.vii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), t specimen.

Allied to Rohania apicalis Laboissiére from Angola, but larger and no trace of bronze.

Chapuisia fulva sp.n. (Figure 8, p. 15)

Oblong, fulvous, the antennae legs and underside black. Head and prothorax with fine scattered

punctures, the elytra more closely punctured. L. 8 mm.

d and 9: Head fulvous with a few fine scattered punctures, a deep transverse impression between

the eyes, the labrum and mandibles black. Antennae black, extending slightly beyond the middle

of the elytra, the first segment twice as long as the second, dilated at the apex and nitid, the second

to the eleventh rugose and pubescent, the third segment twice as long as the second, the fourth

slightly longer than the third, the fourth to the eleventh each equal. Prothorax fulvous, transverse,

nitid, with fine scattered punctures, the sides margined and contracted in front. Scutellum dark

fulvous, triangular rounded at the apex. Elytra fulvous finely and closely punctured, each with a

trace of two feeble carinae. Legs black clothed with dense golden pubescence. Underside black

pubescent and closely punctured. Male with the apical ventral segment notched.

Chrysomelide II

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), Holotype

and 2 paratypes.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Nyinabitaba, 8650 ft., 7-13.vii.1952, 2 specimens.

Allied to Chapuisia collaris Laboissiére from W. Africa, which is darker and has the prothorax

black.

Chapuisia fulva var. pallida var.n.

Differs in having the basal segments of the antennae pale, the femora pale, and the underside

fulvous.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Ibanda, 4700 ft., 4-12.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 3 specimens.

HISPINAE

Oncocephala nervosa Weise

Weise, 1901, Dtsch. ent. Z.:228.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii.—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Dactylispa misella Weise

Weise, 1901, Dtsch. Ent. Z.:236.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bugoya, 4500 ft., —10.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 2 specimens.

Dactylispa sp.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Misigo, 8550 ft., 2-3.viii.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 1 specimen.

CASSIDINAE

Aspidomorpha cordigera Spaeth

Spaeth, 1902, Ann. Soc. ent. Belg., 46:447.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Aspidomorpha biguttata Fabricius

Fabricius, 1775, Syst. Ent.:91.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Aspidomorpha fenestrata Olivier

Olivier, 1805, Ent., 6:947:97, t. 4, f. 69.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

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Aspidomorpha quadrimaculata Olivier

Olivier, 1808, Ent., 6:945, 97, t. 4, f. 68.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii.-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Aspidomorpha flavens Spacth

Spaeth, 1912, Ann. Mus. Hung., 10: 506.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.vili.-3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

3 specimens.

Aspidomorpha cincta Fabricius

Fabricius, 1781, Spec. Ins., 1: 109.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

4 specimens.

Aspidomorpha quinquefasciata Fabricius

Fabricius, 1801, Syst. El., 1: 401.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Aspidomorpha tanganikana Spaeth

Spaeth, 1916, Ann. Hofmus Wien, 30:44.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Aspidomorpha chlorina Boheman

Boheman, 1854, Mon. Cassid., 2:259.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

2 specimens.

Aspidomorpha confinis Klug

Klug, 1835, Erman’s Reise, Ins.: 47.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.vii.3.1x.1952 (D. S. Fletcher),

I specimen.

Laccoptera corrugata Sahlberg

Sahlberg, 1823, Spec. Ins.:60, t. 3, f. 6.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D. S. Fletcher), 3

specimens.

Chrysomelide

Laccoptera montivaga Spaeth

Spaeth, 1910, in Sjostedt, Zool. Exped. Kilimandj., 1, 7, Col.:284.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D.

§ specimens.

Chirida aubei Boheman

Boheman, 1855, Mon. Cassid., 3: 195.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Bundibugyo, 3440 ft., 22.vili—3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Chirida aequinoctialis Olivier

Olivier, 1808, Ent., 6:966, 97, t. 6, f. 92.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii—3.ix.1952 (D.

2 specimens.

Cassida tosta Klug

Klug, 1835, Erman’s Reise, Ins. : 47.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii.-3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Cassida humerosa Spaeth

Spaeth, 1902, Ann. Soc. ent. Belg., 46:455.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.viii.—3.ix.1952 (D.

I specimen.

Cassida depicta Boheman

Boheman, 1862, Mon. Cassid., 4:315.

UGANDA: Ruwenzori Range, Semliki Forest, 2850 ft., 22.vili.—3.1x.1952 (D.

I specimen.

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1. Crepidodera ruwenzorica sp. n.

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