Cassidini

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Cassidinae
Tribus: Cassidini

Genera: Acrocassis – Aethiopocassis – Agroiconota – Aidoia – Andevocassis – Aporocassida – Austropsecadia – Basipta – Bradycassis – Capelocassis – Cassida – Chacocassis – Charidotella – Charidotis – Chelysida – Chersinellina – Chiridopsis – Chiridula – Coptocycla – 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
Name

Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813

Type genus: Cassida Linnaeus, 1758.
Synonymy

Cassideae Gyllenhal, 1813: 434.
Evaspidotidae Gistel, 1856: 381
Chiridites Chapuis, 1875: 405. (unavailable name)
Hybosites Chapuis, 1875: 380. (unavailable name)
Basiptites Chapuis, 1875: 379.
Cassidites: Chapuis, 1875: 383.
Coptocyclitae Spaeth, 1926: 7.
Charidotitae Spaeth, 1942: 40.
Cassidini: Gressitt, 1952: 473
Charidotini: Hincks, 1952: 330; Seeno and Wilcox, 1982: 179.

References
Primary references

Chapuis, F. 1875. Tome onzième. Famille des phytophages. In: Lacordaire, J.T. & Chapuis, F. (eds) Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 420 pp. BHL. Reference page.
Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1856. Die Mysterien der europäischen Insectenwelt. Ein geheimer Schlüssel für Sammler aller Insecten-Ordnungen und Stände, behufs des Fangs, des Aufenhalts-Orts, der Wohnung, Tag- und Jahreszeit u.s.w., oder autoptische Darstellung des Insectenstaats in seinem Zusammenhange zum Bestehen des Naturhaushaltes überhaupt und insbesondere in seinem Einflusse auf die phanerogamische und cryptogamische Pflanzenberöltzerrung Europa’s. Zum ersten Male nach 25 jährigen eigenen Erfahrungen zusammengestellt und herausgegeben. Kempten: T. Dannheimer, xii + 530 + [2] pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.65996. Reference page.
Gyllenhal, L. 1813. Insecta Suecica. Classis I. Coleoptera sive Eleuterata. Tomi I, Pars III. Scaris: L.J. Leverentz, [2] + 730 + [2] pp. BHL. Reference page.

Additional references

Borowiec, L. 1999. A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 476 pp.
Borowiec, L. 2011. Two new species of Cassidinae from Rondonia, Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Genus 22(3): 485–491. PDF.
Borowiec, L. & Sekerka, L. 2015. On the genus Limnocassis Spaeth, with description of two new species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Zootaxa 3999(2): 272–278. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Borowiec, L. & ŚŒwiętojańska, J. 2013. Plagiometriona obrienorum, a new species from Rondonia, Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini). Genus 24(1): 109–114. PDF.
Borowiec, L. & Takizawa, H. 2011. Neotropical tortoise beetles in the Amazon Insectarium, Tokyo, Japan with description of nine new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(3): 427–484. PDF.
Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 Open access. PMC: 3088472 Open access. Reference page.
López-Pérez, S., Zaragoza-Caballero, S., Ochoterena, H. & Morrone, J.J. 2017. A phylogenetic study of the worldwide tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) based on morphological data. Systematic Entomology 43(2): 372–386. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12280 Paywall. Reference page. [Note: Aspidimorphini is treated as a synonym]
Sekerka, L. 2011. Description of Gratiana pauxilla sp. nov. from Bolivia with key to Gratiana species and note on G. insculpta (Boh.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidiane: Cassidini). Genus 22(4): 615–620. PDF. Reference page.
Sekerka, L. & Borowiec, L. 2011. New synonymy in Palearctic Cassidini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Genus 22(3): 505–509. PDF. Reference page.
Stephens, J.F. 1831. Illustrations of British entomology. Mandibulata, 4: 1–366. BHL. [see pages 364, 365]

Links

Subfamily Cassidinae (Chrysomelidae) - atlas of leaf beetles of Russia

The Cassidini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cassidinae. The Cassidini comprises approximately 40 genera worldwide, and is one of the largest tribes in the subfamily, containing most of the genera and species known collectively as "tortoise beetles". The subfamily names Cassidinae and Hispinae were both founded by Gyllenhal in the same 1813 book, but following the Principle of the First Reviser, Chen in this case,[1] priority is given to the name Cassidinae.[2]
Genera

Acrocassis
Aethiopocassis
Agroiconota
Aidoia
Andevocassis
Aporocassida
Austropsecadia
Basipta
Bradycassis
Capelocassis
Cassida
Chacocassis
Charidotella
Charidotis
Chelysida
Chersinellina
Chiridopsis
Chiridula
Coptocycla
Crambelea
Cteisella
Ctenocassida
Ctenocharidotis
Ctenophilaspis
Cyclocassis
Deloyala
Drepanocassis
Emdenia
Erbolaspis
Eremionycha
Erepsocassis
Exestastica
Floridocassis
Fornicocassis
Glyphocassis
Gratiana
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 (incl. Helocassis)
Psalidoma
Pseudoctenochira
Rhacocassis
Rhoia
Rhytidocassis
Saulaspis
Scaeocassis
Seminabathea
Silana
Smeringaspis
Sphenocassis
Strongylocassis
Syngambria
Tapinaspis
Tegocassis
Tetracassis
Thlaspida
Thlaspidosoma
Thlaspidula
Trichaspis
Trigonocassis
Vietocassis

References

Chen, S. H. (1940). "Attempt at a new classification of the leaf beetles". Sinensia. 11: 451–481.
Chaboo, CS (2007). "Biology and phylogeny of the Cassidinae Gyllenhal sensu lato (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 305: 1–250. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2007)305[1:BAPOTC]2.0.CO;2.