Pseudocalaspidea

Pseudocalaspidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Alurnini
Genus: Pseudocalaspidea
Jacobson, 1899
Species:
P. cassidea
Binomial name
Pseudocalaspidea cassidea
(Westwood, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Alurnus cassidea Westwood, 1842
  • Pseudocalaspidea atrocinctus Pic, 1934
  • Pseudocalaspidea atrocinctus disjuncta Pic, 1934
  • Alurnus divisus Pic, 1922
  • Pseudocalaspidea cassidea jacobsoni Csiki, 1900
  • Pseudocalaspidea cassidea waterhousei Jacobson, 1899
  • Pseudocalaspidea cassidea westwoodi Jacobson, 1899

Pseudocalaspidea is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pseudocalaspidea cassidea, which is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20-25 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.