Nilgiraspis

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Nilgiraspis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Aspidimorphini
Genus: Nilgiraspis
Spaeth, 1932
Species:
N. andrewesi
Binomial name
Nilgiraspis andrewesi
(Spaeth, 1932) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aspidomorpha andrewesiSpaeth, 1932

Nilgiraspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nilgiraspis andrewesi, which is found in southern India, China (Yunnan), Laos and north-western Thailand. [2]

References

  1. BioLib - Tribe Aspidimorphini Chapuis, 1875
  2. Borowiec, Lech; Świętojańska, Jolanta. "Genus: Nilgiraspis Spaeth, 1932". Cassidinae of the world - an interactive manual. Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wroclaw. Retrieved 2025-10-21.