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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
23
456
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
76
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
74
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
13 Genera with 33 Species
Aspidimorpha Hope, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Callispa Baly, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1932Tortoise Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chelymorpha Chevrolat, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Laccoptera Boheman, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptispa Baly, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Metrionella Spaeth, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Notosacantha Chevrolat, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Platypria Guérin-Ménev..., 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
33 Species
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) areata Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) nigromaculata Herbst, 1799
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) severini Spaeth, 1902
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) intricata Weise, 1903
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) mutata Boheman, 1854
Aspidimorpha (Aspidocassis) confinis Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Megaspidomorpha) angolensis Weise, 1896
Aspidimorpha (Spaethia) scalena Spaeth, 1917
Callispa (Callispa) angonina Spaeth, 1935
Callispa (Callispa) nyakaensis Uhmann, 1934
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) schoutedeni Spaeth, 1932
Chelymorpha tessellata Spaeth, 1928
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis elongata Spaeth, 1924
Chiridopsis nigrosepta Fairmaire, 1891
Chiridopsis zambiana Åšwi, 2017
Conchyloctenia mouffleti Boheman, 1854
Conchyloctenia praecox Boheman, 1854
Conchyloctenia punctata Fabricius, 1787
Dactylispa (Triplispa) ignorata Uhmann, 1953
Dactylispa (Triplispa) modica Weise, 1902Cakalaka berry
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) admiranda Uhmann, 1950
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) aucta Uhmann, 1954
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) bennigseni Weise, 1899
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) gracilicornis Weise, 1905Western yellowstriped armyworm
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) indubia Péringuey, 1908
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) joliveti Uhmann, 1953
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) lettowi Uhmann, 1928
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) perplexa Péringuey, 1898
Metrionella irrorata Spaeth, 1932
Notosacantha kohlschuetteri Weise, 1903
Platypria (Dichirispa) clavareaui (Weise, 1902)⇒ Platypria decemspinosa Kraatz, 1895

Subnodes of Cassidinae with occurrences in Zambia
TribeAspidimorphini
Chapuis, 1875
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCallispini
Chapuis, 1875
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHispini
Gyllenhal, 1813
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeptispini
Fairmaire, 1868
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMesomphaliini
Hope, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNotosacanthini
Hincks, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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