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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
28
389
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
73
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
72
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
11 Genera with 31 Species
Agonita Strand, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Callispa Baly, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1835Tortoise Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Chrysispa Weise, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coelaenomenodera Blanchard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cryptonychus Gyllenhal, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Platypria Guérin-Ménev..., 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
31 Species
Agonita quadripunctata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) nigromaculata Herbst, 1799
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) isparetta Boheman, 1854
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) mutata Boheman, 1854
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) obovata Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Aspidocassis) confinis Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Semiaspidimorpha) chlorina Boheman, 1854
Aspidimorpha (Semiaspidimorpha) pseudochlorina Borowiec, 1985
Callispa (Callispa) kilimana Kolbe, 1891
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) humerosa Spaeth, 1902
Cassida (Crepidaspis) imitatrix Spaeth, 1916
Cassida (Crepidaspis) oberlaenderi Spaeth, 1916
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) tosta Klug, 1835Glasswort
Chiridopsis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1808
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis opposita Boheman, 1854
Chiridopsis quadriguttata Boheman, 1854
Chrysispa viridicyanea Kraatz, 1895
Coelaenomenodera (Coelaenomenodera) elaeidis Maulik, 1919
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) leoninus Spaeth, 1933
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) murrayi Baly, 1858Mango shoot borer
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) porrectus (Gyllenhal, 1817)⇒ Cryptonychus murrayi Baly, 1858
Dactylispa (Podispa) melanaria Motschulsky, 1861
Dactylispa (Triplispa) echinata Gyllenhal, 1817
Dactylispa (Triplispa) spinigera Gyllenhal, 1817
Dactylispa (Triplispa) spinulosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Oncocephala proxima Gestro, 1899Large flesh fly
Oncocephala senegalensis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Platypria (Dichirispa) centetes Guérin-Ménev..., 1840

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCallispini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoelaenomenoderini
Weise, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCryptonychini
Chapuis, 1875
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGonophorini
Chapuis, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
3
6
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