Cassidinae Checklist: Tortoise Beetles
Tortoise beetles belong to the subfamily Cassidinae. They are characterised by a broad domed oval shaped elytra, like that of a tortoise shell. The larvae are flattened and spiny, often with a swollen “tail” which is an accumulation of their excrement and shedded exoskeletons.
Most species in this page were identified with the kind assistance of Michael Geiser, Dominik Hofer and Rob Westerduijn on Facebook.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
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This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Cassidinae – Tortoise Beetles.
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Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Tribe: Aspidimorphini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)
East Malaysia: Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)
Mozambique: Aspidimorpha cf. ertli Spaeth, 1906
Singapore: Laccoptera nepalensis (Boheman, 1855)
Tribe: Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813
Singapore: Cassida cf. circumdata (Herbst, 1799)
Thailand: Cassida sp.
Singapore: Chiridopsis cf. scalaris (Weber,1801)
Belize: Ischnocodia annulus (Fabricius, 1781)
Belize: Ischnocodia annulus (Fabricius, 1781)
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
West Malaysia: Thlaspida biramosa (Boheman, 1855)
Tribe: Hemisphaerotini Monrós & Viana, 1951
Peru: Spaethiella sp.
Tribe: Imatidiini Chapuis, 1875
Peru: Aslamidium cf. bolivianum Borowiec & Sassi, 2001
Tribe: Notosacanthini Hincks, 1952
West Malaysia: Notosacantha cf. rufa (Wagener, 1881)
Tribe: Oncocephalini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Oncocephala sp.
Tribe: Physonotini Spaeth, 1942
Belize: Platycycla deruta Boheman, 1854
Tribe: Spilophorini Chapuis, 1875
Belize: Calyptocephala cf. gerstaeckeri Boheman, 1862
Eggs
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Larvae
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Singapore: Unidentified
Singapore: Aspidimorpha cf. miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Pupae
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
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