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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
638
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
83
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
80
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 17 Species
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1862Tortoise Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Cryptonychus Gyllenhal, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Hybosinota Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Laccoptera Boheman, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Polyconia Weise, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
17 Species
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) natalensis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) viridipennis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) thomsoni Boheman, 1862
Conchyloctenia hybrida Boheman, 1854
Conchyloctenia punctata Fabricius, 1787
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) extremus Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) clavata (Weise, 1902)⇒ Rhodtrispa dilaticornis Duvivier, 1891
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) omarramba Péringuey, 1898
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) quadrifida Gerstäcker, 1871
Hybosinota nodulosa Boheman, 1854
Laccoptera (Laccoptera) rugosicollis Spaeth, 1902
Laccoptera (Orphnodella) corrugata Sahlberg, 1823
Oncocephala kolbei Gestro, 1899Large flesh fly
Oncocephala promontorii (Péringuey, 1898)⇒ Oncocephala kolbei Gestro, 1899
Oxylepus convexicollis Borowiec, 2002
Oxylepus impressipennis Borowiec, 2002

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCryptonychini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOncocephalini
Chapuis, 1875
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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