Monolepta lepida Reiche & Saulcy, 1858

Bezděk, Jan, 2012, Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island, with a review of taxa recorded from Yemen, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 403-428 : 426

Monolepta lepida Reiche & Saulcy, 1858

Material examined (14 spec.). YEMEN: Sana’a gov., Bait Bows (tank), 15°16.3′N 44°12.1′E, 2410 m, 6.xi.2010, 2 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, J. Bezděk leg. ( JBCB) ; Sana’a gov., Bait Bows (tank), 15°16.398′N 44°11.634′E, 2300 m, 21.vi.2010, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, V. Hula & J. Niedobová leg. ( JBCB) ; Sana’a gov., Wadi Dhahr (wasted gardens), 15°26.4′N 44°07.5′E, ca. 2255 m, 2.xi.2010, 1 spec. unsexed, J. Bezděk leg. ( JBCB) ; Al Mahrah gov., Jabal al Fatk, Hawf NE of Al Ghaydah, 16°40′N 53°05′E, 729 m, 12.–13.x.2005, 4 spec., P. Kabátek leg. ( JBCB) ; Hadramaut gov., Wadi Daw′ an, NW of Al Mukalla, 15°09′N 48°26′E, 946 m, 20.x.2005, 1 spec., P. Kabátek leg. ( JBCB) .

Distribution. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia ( SCHLICH & WAGNER 2010). From Yemen published also by BRYANT (1957) under the names Monolepta pygidialis Jacoby, 1906 and M. rubricosa Gerstaecker, 1871 .