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Cassidinae (tortoise beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Cassidinae Gyllenhal
1813Hispinae Gyllenhal
1950Cassidinae Haupt p. 153
1956Cassidinae Haupt p. 74
1994Hispidae Zhang et al. p. 133
1995Hispinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 787
1996Hispinae Santiago-Blay et al. p. 421
1996Cassidinae Santiago-Blay et al. p. 422
2003Hispinae Wappler p. 109
2003Cassidinae Wappler p. 110
2011Cassidinae Bouchard et al. p. 510
2015Cassidinae Nadein p. 118
2016Cassidinae Webster
2018Cassidinae Haddad et al.
2022Cassidinae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
—Phytophaga
superfamilyChrysomeloidea
familyChrysomelidae()
subfamilyCassidinaeGyllenhal 1813
subfamilyCassidinaeGyllenhal 1813

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Cassidinae Gyllenhal 1813 [tortoise beetle]
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Tr. Anisoderini Chapuis 1875
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G. †Protanisodera Quiel 1910
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†Protanisodera glaesi Quiel 1910
Tr. Cassidini Gyllenhal 1813
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G. †Acassidites Haupt 1950
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†Acassidites separandus Haupt 1950
G. †Callistaspis Haupt 1950
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†Callistaspis punctatus Haupt 1950
G. Cassida Linnaeus 1758
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†Cassida blancheti Heer 1856
†Cassida dufouri Piton 1936
†Cassida hermione Heer 1847
†Cassida interemta von Heyden 1862
†Cassida kramstae Förster 1891
†Cassida megapenthes Heer 1847
G. †Eocassida Haupt 1950
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†Eocassida longula Haupt 1950
Tr. Chalepini Weise 1910
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G. Chalepus Thunberg 1805
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†Chalepus americanus Wickham 1914
Invalid names: Anoplitis Kirby 1837 [synonym]
G. Odontota Chevrolat 1837
G. Delocrania Guerin-Meneville 1844
G. †Electrolema Schaufuss 1891
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†Electrolema baltica Schaufuss 1891
Tr. Gonophorini Chapuis 1875
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G. Gonophora Chevrolat 1836
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†Gonophora bremii Heer 1847
Tr. Hispini [leaf-mining beetle]
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G. Dicladispa Gestro 1897
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G. Hispa Linnaeus 1758
Tr. Imatidiini Hope 1840
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G. †Denaeaspis Chaboo and Engel 2009
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†Denaeaspis chelonopsis Chaboo and Engel 2009
Tr. Mesomphaliini Hope 1840
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G. Mesomphalia Hope 1839
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†Mesomphalia gemmaspis Pongrácz 1935
Tr. Notosacanthini Gressitt 1952
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G. †Eosacantha Chaboo and Engel 2009
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†Eosacantha delocranioides Chaboo and Engel 2009
G. †Oligocassida Theobald 1937
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†Oligocassida melaena Theobald 1937
Tr. †Oposispini Uhmann 1939
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G. †Oposispa Uhmann 1939
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†Oposispa scheelei Uhmann 1939
G. †Succinispa Nadein 2015
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†Succinispa stainesi Nadein 2015
G. †Sucinagonia Uhmann 1939
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†Sucinagonia javetana Uhmann 1939
G. †Paracassida Haupt 1956
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†Paracassida detrita Haupt 1956
Tr. Uroplatini Weise 1910
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G. Microrhopala Chevrolat 1836
Invalid names: Hispinae Gyllenhal 1813 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Gelasian or 50.50000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Cassida sp. (156742)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Denaeaspis chelonopsis (138990)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Cassida sp., Mesomphalia gemmaspis, Callistaspis punctatus, Eocassida longula, Acassidites separandus (155693) Paracassida punctillata, Paracassida bisangulata, Paracassida detrita, Paracassida aurichalcea (114060)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Cassidinae indet. 2 (138912) Hispinae indet. (135642)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Eosacantha delocranioides (138989)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Gard) Oligocassida melaena (122406)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Succinispa stainesi (122591) Sucinagonia javetana, Oposispa scheelei (123771)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Electrolema baltica (123438) Protanisodera glaesi (109625)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Odontota americana (106384)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Cassida kramstae (121479)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Cassida blancheti (122501 122877 152493)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Cassida blancheti (122487)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Cassida interemta (123945)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Dicladispa beskonakensis (123307)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Echinocallispa flavida (138945)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Delocrania sp. (122473) Sceloenopla ambarensis (122472) Sceloenopla dominicana (162999) Sceloenopla stainesorum (159268)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Anoplites bremii (122211) Anoplites bremii, Cassida hermione, Cassida megapenthes (115304) Cassida blancheti (122866) Gonophora bremii (162208)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Cassida sp. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Dicladispa muratensis (122195)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Cassida dufouri (113996)