Cassidini
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The Cassidini are a tribe
within the leaf beetle
subfamily Hispinae
. In past classifications, they have been placed in the subfamily (Cassidinae), known collectively as "tortoise beetles"; when it was recognized that this group was not monophyletic, it was split and the resulting tribes were incorporated into the Hispinae. The Cassidini comprises approximately 40 genera worldwide.
Synonyms
* Cassideae Gyllenhal, 1813: 434.
* Cassidini: Gressitt, 1952: 473Basiptites Chapuis, 1875: 379.
* Hybosites Chapuis, 1875: 380.
* Cassidites: Chapuis, 1875: 383.
* Chiridites Chapuis, 1875: 405.
* Coptocyclitae Spaeth, 1926: 7.
* Charidotitae Spaeth, 1942: 40.
* Charidotini: Hincks, 1952: 330; Seeno and Wilcox, 1982: 179.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
within the leaf beetle
Leaf beetle
Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....
subfamily Hispinae
Hispinae
The Hispinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It includes both the traditional Hispines plus the former "cassidines", now split up within the Hispinae, including the tribe Cassidini, with a total of over 125 genera in numerous tribes....
. In past classifications, they have been placed in the subfamily (Cassidinae), known collectively as "tortoise beetles"; when it was recognized that this group was not monophyletic, it was split and the resulting tribes were incorporated into the Hispinae. The Cassidini comprises approximately 40 genera worldwide.
Names
Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813Synonyms
* Cassideae Gyllenhal, 1813: 434.
* Cassidini: Gressitt, 1952: 473Basiptites Chapuis, 1875: 379.
* Hybosites Chapuis, 1875: 380.
* Cassidites: Chapuis, 1875: 383.
* Chiridites Chapuis, 1875: 405.
* Coptocyclitae Spaeth, 1926: 7.
* Charidotitae Spaeth, 1942: 40.
* Charidotini: Hincks, 1952: 330; Seeno and Wilcox, 1982: 179.
Genera
- Acrocassis
- Aethiopocassis
- Agroiconota
- Aidoia
- Andevocassis
- Aporocassida
- Austropsecadia
- Basipta
- Bradycassis
- Capelocassis
- CassidaCassidaCassida is a large genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Hispinae. Several species of Cassida are important agricultural pests, in particular C. vittata and C. nebulosa on sugar beet and spinach. The thistle tortoise beetle has been used as a biological control agent against Canada thistle....
- Chacocassis
- Charidotella
- Charidotis
- Chelysida
- Chersinellina
- Chiridopsis
- Chiridula
- CoptocyclaCoptocyclaCoptocycla is a leaf beetle genus in the sub family Cassidini....
- Crambelea
- Cteisella
- Ctenocassida
- Ctenocharidotis
- Ctenophilaspis
- Cyclocassis
- Deloyala
- Drepanocassis
- Emdenia
- Erbolaspis
- Eremionycha
- Erepsocassis
- Exestastica
- Floridocassis
- Fornicocassis
- Glyphocassis
- Gratiana
- Helocassis
- Hovacassis
- Hybosa
- Hypocassida
- Ischiocassis
- Ischnocodia
- Ischyronota
- Jonthonota
- Leptocodia
- Limnocassis
- Lorentzocassis
- Macromonycha
- Malayocassis
- Meroscalsis
- Metriona
- Metrionella
- Mexicaspis
- Microctenochira
- Nabathea
- Nuzonia
- Oocassida
- Opacinota
- Orexita
- Orobiocassis
- Oxylepus
- Parachirida
- Parorectis
- Pilemostoma
- Plagiometriona
- Psalidoma
- Pseudoctenochira
- Rhacocassis
- Rhoia
- Rhytidocassis
- Saulaspis
- Scaeocassis
- Seminabathea
- Silana
- Smeringaspis
- Sphenocassis
- Strongylocassis
- Syngambria
- Tapinaspis
- Tegocassis
- Tetracassis
- Thlaspida
- Thlaspidosoma
- Thlaspidula
- Trichaspis
- Trigonocassis
- Vietocassis