Aspidimorpha dorsata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Aspidimorpha
Species:
A. dorsata
Binomial name
Aspidimorpha dorsata
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Cassida dorsata Fabricius, 1787
  • Aspidimorpha fuscopunctata Boheman, 1854
  • Aspidimorpha rubrodorsata Boheman, 1854

Aspidimorpha dorsata, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in South Asia and South East Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Description

Body length is about 8 to 10 mm. Body sub-circular. Two variations can occur as continental morph and insular morph. Insular populations lack a humeral spot on the elytral explanate margin. There are dark markings on the disc of the elytra. The continental populations have the humeral spot. Elytral disc is uniformly yellow.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Tortoise beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of Tripura, northeastern India with some new additions". Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. ↑ Dinh, Nguyen Thi (2020-10-01). "The dna barcoding data and genetic distance of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Vietnam". Academia Journal of Biology. 42 (4). doi:10.15625/2615-9023/v42n4.15124. S2CID 236812605. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ↑ De Julio, Milena; Fernandes, Flávia Rodrigues; Costa, Cleide; Almeida, Mara Cristina; Cella, Doralice Maria (2010-01-01). "Mechanisms of karyotype differentiation in Cassidinae sensu lato (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Chrysomelidae) based on seven species of the Brazilian fauna and an overview of the cytogenetic data". Micron. 41 (1): 26–38. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2009.07.013. PMID 19747835. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ↑ "New records of Asian and Australopapuan tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Genus: Vol. 20(3), 435-484. Wroclaw, 15 X 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Fabrician types of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) deposited in the Natural History Museum, London". ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Published 15.xii.2014 Volume 54(2), pp. 657–684. Retrieved 2021-09-21.


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