Paracassida Haupt 1956 (tortoise beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

Full reference: H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89

Parent taxon: Cassidinae according to H. Haupt 1956

Sister taxa: Anisoderini, Cassidini, Chalepini, Delocrania, Electrolema, Gonophorini, Hispini, Imatidiini, Mesomphaliini, Notosacanthini, Oligocassida, Oposispini, Uroplatini, Sceloenopla, Echinocallispa

Subtaxa: Paracassida aurichalcea Paracassida bisangulata Paracassida detrita Paracassida punctillata

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Type: Paracassida punctillata

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Geiseltal (GPIUH collection) (Eocene of Germany)

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