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Checklist for Tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813 (Tortoise Beetles)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
1118
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
953
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
33
540
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
103
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
101
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
16
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
5 Genera with 11 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopocassis Spaeth, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Basipta Chevrolat, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1789Tortoise Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
11 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Aethiopocassis vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Basipta stolida Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) irregularis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma 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