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International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences Research Article

Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of West Bengal, India

Priyanka Ghosh, Priyanka Das, Devanshu Gupta and C. Raghunathan

Year : 2023 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 22-28

doi: https://doi.org/10.55126/ijzab.2023.v08.i02.003

Received on: 2023-02-19

Revised on: 2023-02-27

Accepted on: 2023-03-03

Published on: 2023-03-26

  • Priyanka Ghosh, Priyanka Das, Devanshu Gupta and C. Raghunathan( 2023).

    Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of West Bengal, India

    . International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 8( 2), 22-28.

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Abstract

Altogether, 52 species of tortoise beetles belonging to 11 genera and 4 tribes (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) are reported from West Bengal, India in the present communication. The genus Cassida Linnaeus includes the maximum number of 21 species followed by Aspidimorpha Hope (11), Basiprionota Chevrolat (5), Laccoptera Boheman (4), Notosacantha Chevrolat (3), Chiridopsis Spaeth (3), Oocassida Weise (1), Epistictina Hincks (1), Glyphocassis Spaeth (1) and Conchyloctenia Spaeth (1) and Craspedonta Chevrolat (1).

Keywords

Checklist, Distribution, Taxonomy,Agricultural Pest.