green & black Tortoise beetle (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Java
Description:
biology: feeds on Convolvulaceae (morning glory family, Windengewchse), mainly Ipomoea batatas (sweet potatos. Skartoffeln)Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LAMEERE, 1938Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Chrysomelidae LATREILLE, 1802 (Leaf beetles, Blattkfer)Subfamily: Cassidinae GYLLENHAL, 1813 (Tortoise beetles, Schildkfer)Tribus: Cassidini GYLLENHAL, 1813Genus: Cassida LINNAEUS, 1758probably:: Cassida cf. catenata BOHEMAN, 1855possibly: Cassida cf. circumdata HERBST, 1799 (green & black Tortoise beetle)[confirmed by B. Bche, 2016, based on this photo]Indonesia, W-Java: vic. Tangerang, ca. 50m asl., 26.05.2011IMG_1763
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- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Polyphaga
- Cucujiformia
- Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
- Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)
- Cassida
- Cassida circumdata (Tortoise beetle)
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