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Checklist for Tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813 (Tortoise Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
149
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
146
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
20
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
6 Genera with 16 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopocassis Spaeth, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Basipta Chevrolat, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1789Tortoise Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Chelysida Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
16 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Aethiopocassis vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Basipta pilosella Boheman, 1854
Basipta stolida Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) irregularis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) sphaerula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) versicolor Boheman, 1855
Cassida (Mionychella) cordula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) pudens Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) reticulipennis Borowiec & S..., 2001
Cassida vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Oxylepus sextuberculatus Borowiec, 2002


Links, sources and further information
Cassidini at artfakta.se
Cassidini at dyntaxa.se
Cassidini at gbif.org
Cassidini at itis.gov