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Checklist for Subfamily Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813 (Leaf-mining beetles)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
831
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
764
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
319
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
1
35
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
35
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
8 Genera with 14 Species
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1835Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Chrysispa Weise, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coelaenomenodera Blanchard, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Laccoptera Boheman, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Octotoma Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
14 Species
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) biguttata Fabricius, 1775
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) proszynskii Borowiec, 1985
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) quinquefasciata Fabricius, 1801
Cassida (Tylocentra) tosta Klug, 1835Glasswort
Chiridopsis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1808
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis laetifica Boheman, 1862
Chiridopsis opposita Boheman, 1854
Chiridopsis quadriguttata Boheman, 1854
Chrysispa viridicyanea Kraatz, 1895
Coelaenomenodera (Coelaenomenodera) elaeidis Maulik, 1919
Coelaenomenodera (Coelaenomenodera) lameensis Berti and Ma..., 2000
Dactylispa (Triplispa) echinata Gyllenhal, 1817
Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Beetle

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChalepini
Weise, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoelaenomenoderini
Weise, 1911
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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