Galeruca yunnana Yang and Li was described from a single male specimen collected in Menglun, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Yang et al. 1997). The original description is clear, and a drawing of the habitus of the holotype is included. It is an unusual species because it is purplish to bluish black. Species of Galeruca are usually brown, black, or sometimes yellow. Our study of the holotype revealed that this species should be assigned to another genus. The holotype is a male, from China, Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Menglun, 650 m, 20 iv 1994, Xu Huan-li leg. [label in Chinese] and is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. A vial attached to the pin with the specimen contains the aedeagus. The left antenna is incomplete with segments 8 to 11 lacking. The left front leg is missing and both elytra show clefts on the apical part. In Galeruca yunnana, the front coxal cavities are open posteriorly; the elytra have small erect hairs sparcely scattered over the surface, without a dense cover of hairs; and the epipleura are developed almost to the apex of the elytra. These characters justify assignment of Galeruca yunnana to Clitenella. Therefore we propose the combination Clitenella yunnana (Yang and Li), new combination. Clitenella yunnana superficially resembles the blue form of Clitenella fulminans (Faldermann, 1835), from which it clearly differs in the color of the legs and antennae. Clitenella fulminans has the legs and antennae dark metallic. In C. yunnana, the antennae and legs are testaceous. Antennal segments 7 to 11 are short and broader than the preceding ones in C. fulminans. In C. yunnana, antennal segments 7 to 11 are elongate and are similar in width to preceding segments. Although the drawing of the habitus of Clitenella yunnana in Yang et al. (1997) is good, we present a drawing of the dorsal view of the pronotum which shows margins on all borders (Fig. 1). We also illustrate the aedeagus (Fig. 2). The aedeagus of C. fulminans also is illustrated to show the differences (Fig. 3). Yang et al. (1997) compared Galeruca yunnana with Galeruca tarsalis Baly, 1879, a species from Assam, India. We haven not seen specimens of Galeruca tarsalis and can not reconsider its generic assignment. According to the Latin description it is a pale brown species with a silken shine, and, in that respect, it is not similar to Clitenella yunnana. This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30600057) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (20080431255).