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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
707
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
1
94
102
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
94
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 9 Species
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1854Tortoise Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Chelysida Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
9 Species
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) sphaerula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) versicolor Boheman, 1855
Cassida (Mionychella) cordula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) pudens Boheman, 1854
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