Annotated review of Cryptocephalinae (Clytrini), Synetinae and part of Galerucinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) described by Carl Peter Thunberg Author Bezděk, Jan text European Journal of Taxonomy 2019 2019-02-19 499 1 42 journal article 26979 10.5852/ejt.2019.499 d21bedeb-4bcc-4dd5-aefd-5426ba5abaf4 2651404 A50C1B67-2795-45D2-86EE-0A60637A4D1D Monolepta melanogaster ( Wiedemann, 1823 ) Fig. 16 Galleruca melanogaster Wiedemann, 1823: 77 (original description) (not examined). Cryptocephalus capensis Thunberg, 1827: 15 (original description). Syn. nov. Type localities Galleruca melanogaster : “Prom. bon. sp.”. Cryptocephalus capensis : “Cap” [= from the publication title]. Fig. 16. A–E . Monolepta melanogaster ( Wiedemann, 1823 ) (syntype of Cryptocephalus capensis Thunberg, 1827 , ♂, 5.0 mm, UUZM). A . Dorsal view. B . Lateral view. C . Frontal view. D . Label. E . Box label. Type material examined SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♂, syntype of Cryptocephalus capensis ; “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9584 / Cryptocephalus capensis / Mus. Thunb. TYP [r, p] // capensis . / 21 / Mus. Thunb. [box label, w, h]”; UUZM • 1 ♀ , syntype of Cryptocephalus capensis ; “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 14734 / Cryptocephalus capensis / Cap . TYP [r, p] // capensis . / 86 x [w, h]”; UUZM . Comments Thunberg’s collection consists of two syntypes (male and female) of Cryptocephalus capensis . Without any doubt Cryptocephalus capensis is conspecific with Monolepta melanogaster and the new synonymy is proposed. Monolepta melanogaster was recently redescribed ( Wagner 2005 ).