| Laccoptera | |
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| Laccoptera sulcata, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Aspidimorphini |
| Genus: | Laccoptera Boheman, 1855 |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Laccoptera is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 60 described species in Laccoptera. They are found in Africa, south and east Asia, and Australia. [1] [2] [3]
These 67 species belong to the genus Laccoptera:
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.
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Lampetis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Colasposoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia.
Aspidimorpha is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848.
Callispa is a genus of tortoise beetles.
Macrocoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains about 100 species, which are found in tropical Africa, around the Mediterranean, on the Canary Islands, in western and central Asia, and in India.
Exosoma is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae.
Physonota is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 40 described species in Physonota.
Chelymorpha is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 70 described species in Chelymorpha.
Stolas is a genus of leaf beetles.
Basiprionota is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Platypria is a genus of hispine leaf-beetles. There are about 34 species found mostly in the Asian and African tropics. The larvae mine the leaves of plants and hosts include plants in the families Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Myricaceae, Poaceae, Rhamnaceae, Roseaceae and Rubiaceae. The adults are 4 to 7 mm long and have spine like growths on the pronotum and elytra. There are also translucent patches on the elytra. The antennae have 9 segments and arise close to each other on the head.
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