Aspidimorpha

Aspidimorpha
Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis (photo taken in Imphal)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Aspidimorphini
Genus: Aspidimorpha
Hope, 1840
species

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Synonyms

Aspidomorpha Agassiz, 1848 (Lapsus calami)

Aspidomorpha miliaris.
Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata.
Aspidimorpha togata
Aspidimorpha deusta, larva.

Aspidimorpha is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848.

Species

BioLib includes:

subgenus Afroaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840
subgenus Aspidocassis Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Dianaspis Chen & Zia, 1984
subgenus Megaspidomorpha Hincks, 1952
subgenus Neoaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1992
subgenus Semiaspidimorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Spaethia Berg, 1899
subgenus Spaethiomorpha Borowiec, 1997
subgenus Weiseocassis Spaeth, 1932

References

  1. 1 2 BioLib.cz: genus Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840 (retrieved 15 March 2024)
  2. ↑ "Aspidimorpha Hope1840". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 27 December 2017.