Aspidimorpha

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Aspidimorpha
Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis - Golden Tortoise Beetle 02.JPG
Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis (photo taken in Imphal)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Aspidimorphini
Genus: Aspidimorpha
Hope, 1840
species

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Synonyms

Aspidomorpha Agassiz, 1848 (Lapsus calami)

Aspidomorpha miliaris. Aspidomorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775).jpg
Aspidomorpha miliaris .
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata. Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata (Fabricius, 1801) (7455560748).png
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata .
Aspidimorpha togata Tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha togata ab praevisa) 1.jpg
Aspidimorpha togata
Aspidimorpha deusta, larva. Aspidimorpha deusta (16154247109).jpg
Aspidimorpha deusta , larva.

Aspidimorpha is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. [1] The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848. [2]

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Species

BioLib includes: [1]

subgenus Afroaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840
subgenus Aspidocassis Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Dianaspis Chen & Zia, 1984
subgenus Megaspidomorpha Hincks, 1952
subgenus Neoaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1992
subgenus Semiaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Spaethia Berg, 1899
subgenus Spaethiomorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Weiseocassis Spaeth, 1932

References

  1. 1 2 BioLib.cz: genus Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840 (retrieved 15 March 2024)
  2. "Aspidimorpha Hope1840". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 27 December 2017.