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Checklist for Subfamily Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813 (Leaf-mining beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
149
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
146
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
20
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
20 Genera with 42 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopocassis Spaeth, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Basipta Chevrolat, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Callispa Baly, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1789Tortoise Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Chelysida Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Cryptonychus Gyllenhal, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Hispa Linnaeus, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Hispodonta Baly, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Laccoptera Boheman, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Leptispa Baly, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Notosacantha Chevrolat, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Platypria Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudispella Kraatz, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
42 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Aethiopocassis vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) areata Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) quadriremis Gyllenhal, 1808
Aspidimorpha (Megaspidomorpha) puncticosta Boheman, 1854
Basipta pilosella Boheman, 1854
Basipta stolida Boheman, 1854
Callispa (Callispa) hessei Uhmann, 1934
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) irregularis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) sphaerula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) versicolor Boheman, 1855
Cassida (Mionychella) cordula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) pudens Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) reticulipennis Borowiec & S..., 2001
Cassida vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Conchyloctenia punctata Fabricius, 1787
Conchyloctenia tripuncticollis Boheman, 1862
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) extremus Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) bodongi Uhmann, 1930
Dactylispa (Triplispa) callosa Uhmann, 1935
Dactylispa (Triplispa) capicola Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) pubicollis Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Dactylispa (Triplispa) sulcata Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Dactylispa (Triplispa) verecunda Péringuey, 1908
Dactylispa (Triplispa) viatoris Uhmann, 1934
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) decipiens Péringuey, 1898
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) malvernia Péringuey, 1908
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) spiculata Uhmann, 1957
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) vexatrix Péringuey, 1898
Hispa ramosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Hispodonta chapuisii Gestro, 1885
Laccoptera (Orphnoda) intertexta Boheman, 1862
Laccoptera (Orphnodella) ruginosa Boheman, 1855
Leptispa gracilis Péringuey, 1898
Leptispa sobrina Péringuey, 1908
Notosacantha badia Boheman, 1850
Oncocephala promontorii (Péringuey, 1898)⇒ Oncocephala kolbei Gestro, 1899
Oxylepus sextuberculatus Borowiec, 2002

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCallispini
Chapuis, 1875
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCryptonychini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeptispini
Fairmaire, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNotosacanthini
Hincks, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOncocephalini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cassidinae at artfakta.se
Cassidinae at dyntaxa.se
Cassidinae at itis.gov