| Chiridopsis punctata | |
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| Chiridopsis punctata from Java | |
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| Chiridopsis punctata (Weber, 1801) | |
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Chiridopsis punctata is a species of leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. [1]
Chiridopsis punctata can reach a length of about 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) and a width of about 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in), The body is almost circular, with wide explanate margins of the elytra and a rounded anterior margin of the pronotum. Disc is strongly convex. Elytra are black with faint green spots. They are surrounded by a yellowish line along the entire margins of the pronotal and elytral discs (in dried specimens such a line and the spots become reddish-brown). Head, ventrites, legs, and antennae are yellow. The most similar species is Chiridopsis rubromaculata, but it differs in colour of spots being red. [2]
These beetles can be found in large number throughout the year, although their number in the winter months is slightly higher. The pupal stage takes place in June and last ten days. [3] The main host plants are Argyreia species and, Ipomoea species ( Convolvulaceae ). [4]
This species is present in southern Asia, in Northeastern India, Southern China, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Malaysia (Borneo), Thailand and Vietnam. [4] [5] [6]
The Cassidinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as to give them the common name of tortoise beetles. Some members, such as in the tribe Hispini, are notable for the spiny outgrowths to the pronotum and elytra.
Cassida is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. 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.
Acromis spinifex is a species of tortoise beetle from South America. The males have enlarged elytra which are probably used in male–male combat, while females are among the few tortoise beetles to show maternal care of their offspring.
Omocerus bicornis is a species of tortoise beetle from South America. It lives on Cordia (Boraginaceae) plants, and is found in Brazil, Surinam, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 work Centuria Insectorum under the name Cassida bicornis, and was later made the type species of the genus Omocerus by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel and Alcide d'Orbigny in 1843.
Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis, sometimes called the Golden Tortoise Beetle, is an Old World species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Chiridopsis is a genus of leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Jonthonota is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least two described species in Jonthonota.
Glyphuroplata is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least four described species in Glyphuroplata.
Microctenochira is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 110 described species in the genus Microctenochira.
Agroiconota is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Agroiconota.
Strongylocassis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing a single species, S. atripes.
Hemisphaerota is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 10 described species in Hemisphaerota.
Hemisphaerotini is a tribe of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 2 genera and more than 40 described species in Hemisphaerotini.
Metrionella is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in Metrionella.
Floridocassis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing a single species, F. repudiata.
Octotoma is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in Octotoma.
Gratiana pallidula, the eggplant tortoise beetle, is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cassida malaysiana is a species of leaf beetle, situated in the subfamily Cassidinae and the genus Cassida. It was described as a new species in 2010 from specimens collected in Malaysia in 2005.
Cubispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Cuba and Guatemala. Beetles in the genus are wingless.
Cubispini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It was established by Francisco Monrós in 1954 to contain the genus Cubispa, which was formerly placed in the subfamily Hispinae, in the tribe Cephaloleini. A second genus, Lobispa, was described and placed in the tribe by C.L. Staines in 2001.
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