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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
23
456
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
76
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
74
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCassidini
Gyllenhal, 1813
Tortoise Beetles
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
3 Genera with 7 Species
Cassida Linnaeus, 1932Tortoise Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chiridopsis Spaeth, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Metrionella Spaeth, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
7 Species
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) schoutedeni Spaeth, 1932
Chiridopsis aubei Boheman, 1855
Chiridopsis elongata Spaeth, 1924
Chiridopsis nigrosepta Fairmaire, 1891
Chiridopsis zambiana 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