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Checklist for Tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813 (Tortoise Beetles)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
46
1209
2972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
140
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
139
438
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
26
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 16 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopocassis Spaeth, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1898Tortoise Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Metrionella Spaeth, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
16 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Aethiopocassis pauli Weise, 1898
Aethiopocassis sjoestedti Spaeth, 1910
Aethiopocassis suahelorum Weise, 1899
Cassida (Crepidaspis) ancorifera Boheman, 1856
Cassida (Crepidaspis) humerosa Spaeth, 1902
Cassida (Crepidaspis) sublesta Weise, 1904
Cassida (Odontionycha) innotata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) irrorata Weise, 1898
Chiridopsis acutangula Weise, 1905Western yellowstriped armyworm
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis nigrosepta Fairmaire, 1891
Chiridopsis parellina Spaeth, 1937
Chiridopsis picturata Spaeth, 1939
Chiridopsis tanzaniensis Åšwi, 2017
Metrionella irrorata Spaeth, 1932


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