Acrocassis (s. str.) rufula (Thomson, 1858)

Cassida rufula Thomson, 1858: 232 (ST! in IRSN!, MM!); Boheman, 1862: 355; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3657; Weise, 1896 c: 29.

Acrocassis rufula: Spaeth, 1924: 314; Tiberghien, 1976: 179; Borowiec, 1985 b: 240, 1985 c: 447, 1986 a: 804, 1999 d: 228, 2002 e: 37 (incl. fig., colour photo).

Acrocassis (Acrocassis) rufula: Coache & Rainon, 2020: 5 (colour photo).

Hypocassida rufula: Weise, 1903: 226; Spaeth, 1914 g: 91.

Cassida testaceicollis Thomson, 1858: 233 (TE in ?); Boheman, 1862: 361; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3659.

Cassida rufula var. testaceicollis: Weise, 1896 c: 29.

Hypocassida rufula var. testaceicollis: Weise, 1903: 226, 1910: 43; Spaeth, 1914 g: 91.

Acrocassis rufula ab. testaceicollis: Weise, 1910 d: 43; Spaeth, 1924: 314, 1932 c: 233.

Hypocassida rufula var. epipleuralis Weise, 1903: 226 (ST! in ZMHU!); Spaeth, 1914 g: 91.

Acrocassis rufula ab. epipleuralis: Spaeth, 1924: 314, 1932 c: 233.

Acrocassis rufula var. epipleuralis: Shaw, 1955: 237, 1972: 72.

Acrocassis rufula ab. nigritula Spaeth, 1932 c: 233 (ST! in MM!).

Distr.: rufula: not given (Gabon from title); testaceicollis: not given (Gabon from title); epipleuralis: not given; nigritula: Haut Uele, Moto, Abimva and Albertville. Benin; Burundi; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ivory Coast; Niger; Nigeria; Ruanda; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zaire.

figure: habitus in colour (typical form)
figure:
habitus in colour (dark form and profile)

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