Cassida denticollis

Cassida denticollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cassida
Species:	C. denticollis
Binomial name
Cassida denticollis Suffrian, 1844
Synonyms
Cassida denticollisSuffrian, 1844 Cassida denticollis var. fuscicollis Weise, 1893 Cassida prasina mongolensisMedvedev, 1957

Cassida denticollis is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles) and the genus Cassida, found in Mongolia, West China (Xinjiang province), and the Western Palaearctic region. ^[1]

Description

Cassida denticollis, like all species of Cassida has its head covered by the pronotum and wide elytral margins. It measures 5.1–7.0 mm in length, is green in colour with brownish-red areas around the scutellum. It has a distinct tooth at the rear edge of the pronotum, and a series of small, strong, blunt teeth on the front edges of the elytra from which this species derives its name. ^[2]

Habitat and lifecycle

The species feeds on plants from the family Asteraceae, including Achillea millefolium , Artemisia absinthium , Artemisia campestris and various plants Tanacetum species, including Tanacetum corymbosum and Tansy. ^[1]

References

1. "Cassida denticollis Suffrian, 1844". Biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
2. Hubble, D. (2012). Keys to adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Field Studies Council. p. 114. ISBN   978-1-908819-08-6.