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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
342
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
65
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
64
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
16
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
16 Genera with 58 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Callispa Baly, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1835Tortoise Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Chrysispa Weise, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Coelaenomenodera Blanchard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Coptocycla Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptonychus Gyllenhal, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 187916SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Dorcathispa Weise, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Leptispa Baly, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Platypria Guérin-Ménev..., 18775SpeciesTaxom
Trichispa Chapuis, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
58 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) rufula Thomson, 1858
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) dissentanea Boheman, 1862
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) officiosa Boheman, 1862
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) semiramosa Weise, 1880
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) tortuosa Boheman, 1862
Aspidimorpha (Semiaspidimorpha) chlorina Boheman, 1854
Aspidimorpha (Semiaspidimorpha) pseudochlorina Borowiec, 1985
Callispa (Callispa) kuntzeni Uhmann, 1932
Cassida (Crepidaspis) delenifica Boheman, 1862
Cassida (Crepidaspis) depicta Boheman, 1862
Cassida (Tylocentra) tosta Klug, 1835Glasswort
Chiridopsis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1808
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis laetifica Boheman, 1862
Chiridopsis octoguttata Boheman, 1854
Chiridopsis opposita Boheman, 1854
Chrysispa natalica Péringuey, 1898
Chrysispa paucispina Weise, 1897
Coelaenomenodera (Coelaenomenodera) speciosa Gestro, 1905
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychellus) breviceps Weise, 1911
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) murrayi Baly, 1858Mango shoot borer
Dactylispa (Podispa) melanaria Motschulsky, 1861
Dactylispa (Triplispa) aculeata Klug, 1835
Dactylispa (Triplispa) echinata Gyllenhal, 1817
Dactylispa (Triplispa) filicornis Weise, 1912
Dactylispa (Triplispa) nigritula Guérin-Ménev..., 1841
Dactylispa (Triplispa) orchymonti Uhmann, 1931
Dactylispa (Triplispa) pallipes Kraatz, 1895
Dactylispa (Triplispa) pubicollis Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Dactylispa (Triplispa) puncticollis Gestro, 1906
Dactylispa (Triplispa) senegalensis Uhmann, 1956
Dactylispa (Triplispa) sibutensis Achard, 1917
Dactylispa (Triplispa) spinulosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Dactylispa (Triplispa) tenella Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) vanikorensis Guérin-Ménev..., 1841
Dactylispa (Triplispa) xanthopus Maulik, 1918
Dactylispa gestroi (Chapuis, 1879)⇒ Dactylispa xanthopus Maulik, 1918
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) antennalis Kraatz, 1895
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) densa Uhmann, 1961
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) fallax Uhmann, 1930
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) gracilicornis Weise, 1905Western yellowstriped armyworm
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) kraatzi Weise, 1897
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) lettowi Uhmann, 1928
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) pallescens Guérin-Ménev..., 1841
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) usambarica Weise, 1898
Dorcathispa alternata Weise, 1900
Dorcathispa bellicosa (Guérin-Ménev..., 1841)⇒ Dorcathispa extrema Péringuay, 1898
Dorcathispa extrema Péringuay, 1898
Leptispa graminum Gestro, 1906
Oncocephala angusticollis Gestro, 1906
Oncocephala proxima Gestro, 1899Large flesh fly
Oncocephala senegalensis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Platypria (Dichirispa) centetes Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Platypria (Dichirispa) coronata Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Platypria (Dichirispa) decemspinosa Kraatz, 1895
Platypria (Dichirispa) funebris Gestro, 1905
Platypria (Dichirispa) luctuosa Chapuis, 1877
Trichispa sericea Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Rice hispid

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCallispini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoelaenomenoderini
Weise, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCryptonychini
Chapuis, 1875
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
6
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeptispini
Fairmaire, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOncocephalini
Chapuis, 1875
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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