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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
25
430
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
66
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
63
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
18
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cassida Linnaeus, 1789Tortoise Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Metrionella Spaeth, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Psalidoma Spaeth, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
6 Species
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) umbonata Borowiec, 1999
Cassida vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Chiridopsis convexula Boheman, 1854
Metrionella irrorata Spaeth, 1932
Psalidoma holubi Spaeth, 1899Green marvel


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