Taumacera revisited, with new synonyms, new combinations and a revised catalogue of the species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) Author Bezděk, Jan Mendel University, Department of Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic bezdek@mendelu.cz text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2019 Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae 2019-01-30 59 1 23 52 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aemnp-2019-0003 journal article 5768 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0003 d23af9df-f41f-492c-a123-2a497f38ec7b 1804-6487 4505520 6E92818A-CE7D-4809-854B-158FEA27AD4F Taumacera lewisi ( Jacoby, 1887 ) , comb. nov. ( Figs 21 , 66–67 ) Xenarthra lewisi Jacoby, 1887a: 108 (original description) Aenidea ? hirtipennis Jacoby,1887a: 113 (original description), syn. nov. Type material examined. Xenarthra lewisi : SYNTYPES : 1♂, ‘Type / H. T. [white round label with red collar, p] // Ceylon . / G. Lewis. / 1910-320. [w, p] // Dikoya. / 3,800 -4,200 ft. / 6.XII.81.-16.I.82. [w, p] // Xenarthra / lewisi Jac. [b, h]’ (BMNH) ; photograph of 1 ♂, ‘ Xenarthra / lewisi Jac. [b, h] // 1st Jacoby / Coll. [w, p] // Type [p] / 18318 [r, h]’ (MCZ). Aenidea hirtipennis : HOLOTYPE : ♀ , ‘Type / H. T. [white round label with red collar, p] // Ceylon . / G. Lewis. / 1910-320. [w, p] // Dikoya . / 3,800-4,200 ft. / 6.XII.81 .- 16.I.82 . [w, p] // Aenidea / hirtipennis / Jac. [b, h]’ ( BMNH ). Additional material examined. SRI LANKA : Kandy, ix.1907 , 1 ♂, x.1907 , 1 ♀ ( BMNH ); Kandy, vi.1908 , 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀ , G. E. Bryant leg. ( BMNH ); Ceylon, 1 ♂, Nietner leg. ( BMNH ). Comments. Aenidea hirtipennis was described from one female ( Fig. 67 ) and JACOBY (1887a) himself mentioned that the study of a male is necessary for solving its position. Later, MAULIK (1936) transferred Aenidea hirtipennis to Palpoxena although he also did not examine the male. During my stay in the BMNH I had a chance to compare the type material of Xenarthra lewisi , Aenidea hirtipennis and additional nontype material. Undoubtedly, Aenidea hirtipennis is a female of Xenarthra lewisi (transferred here to Taumacera ). Moreover, both types were collected at the same locality during the same expedition, therefore A. hirtipennis is synonymized here with T. lewisi .