S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 44/1. (Budapest, 1983)
African Criocerinae from the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Coleoptera, Chrysoraelidae) Contribution to the study of Criocerinae 5. By H. SILFVERBERG (Received May 19, 1982) Abstract: 25 species from various parts of Africa are listed. New species are Oulema subfusca from Guinea, O. vittigera from Guinea and O. depressa from Tanzania. Noteworthy records are Lema lacerta Hze. from Ghana, L. rubricollis Klug from Guinea, L. ledyardi Hze. from Tanzania, Oulema angustior Silfv. from Ghana, O. infima (Lac.) from Ghana and O. punctatissi ma (Hze.) from Liberia and Ghana. Bradylema Wse. is shown to be the valid name for Petauristes auct. nec. Latr, Some time ago I received from the Hungarian Natural History Museum a number of African Criocerinae for identification. Among them were several common species, but also some little known, and a few proved to be previously unknown. I whish to thank Dr. Z. KASZAB for the opportunity to study this material. LIST OF THE SPECIES Crioceris nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845. - Cameroon, Dr. G. NONVEILLER, Nyong et Nfoumou S., Yeme-Yeme, 27.-28.IV . 1971, 1 ex. - Western, eastern and southern Africa. Lilioceris latipennis (Clark, 1866). - Cameroon, Abong-Mbang, Dr. R. LENCZY, 1959, 2 ex. - West Africa. Lilioceris africana (Jacoby, 1895). - Cameroon, Nanga Eboko, III-IV.1959, leg. LENCZY, 1 ex. - Recorded from Guinea, Togo, Cameroon and Congo. Bradylema erycina (Baly, 1859). - Cameroon, Nanga Eboko, III-IV.1959, leg. LENCZY, 1 ex.; Abong-Mbang, 1959, Dr. R. LENCZY, 1 ex. - West and Central Africa. The name Petauristes Latreille, 1829, has been used as a senior synonym of Bradylema Weise, 1901 (e.g. MONROS 1960, GRESSITT KIMOTO 1961). However, in the original description of Petauristes (Latreille 1829) only two species were included, Lema varia F. and Lema posticata F., both described from South America. Therefore the designation of Lema eras Sipes Ol. as type of Petauristes is invalid, and Bradylema is the valid name for Petauristes auct. nec Latreille.
