Cassidinae Checklist: Tortoise Beetles
Tortoise beetles belong to the subfamily Cassidinae. They are characterised by a broad domed oval shaped elytra, like that of a tortoise shell. The larvae are flattened and spiny, often with a swollen “tail” which is an accumulation of their excrement and shedded exoskeletons.
Most species in this page were identified with the kind assistance of Michael Geiser, Dominik Hofer and Rob Westerduijn on Facebook.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
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This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Cassidinae – Tortoise Beetles.
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Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Tribe: Aspidimorphini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Aspidimorpha deusta (Fabricius, 1775)
Singapore: Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)
East Malaysia: Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)
Singapore: Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)
Singapore: Laccoptera nepalensis (Boheman, 1855)
Mozambique: Aspidimorpha cf. ertli Spaeth, 1906
Thailand: Aspidimorpha sp.
Tribe: Basiprionotini Gressitt, 1952
Thailand: Basiprionota sp.
Tribe: Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813
Thailand: Cassida sp.
East Malaysia: Rhacocassis flavoplagiata (Baly, 1863)
Singapore: Cassida cf. circumdata (Herbst, 1799)
Thailand: Cassida sp.
Singapore: Chiridopsis scalaris (Weber,1801)
Belize: Ischnocodia annulus (Fabricius, 1781)
Belize: Ischnocodia annulus (Fabricius, 1781)
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
West Malaysia: Thlaspida biramosa (Boheman, 1855)
East Malaysia: Malayocassis hilaris (Boheman, 1855)
Ecuador: Charidotis ambigua Boheman, 1855
Ecuador: Plagiometriona phoebe (Boheman, 1855)
Ecuador: Cassidini P6067305
Ecuador: Hybosa sp.
Tribe: Hemisphaerotini Monrós & Viana, 1951
Peru: Spaethiella sp.
Tribe: Imatidiini Chapuis, 1875
Peru: Aslamidium cf. bolivianum Borowiec & Sassi, 2001
Tribe: Notosacanthini Hincks, 1952
West Malaysia: Notosacantha circumdata (Wagener, 1881)
Tribe: Oncocephalini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Oncocephala sp.
Tribe: Physonotini Spaeth, 1942
Belize: Platycycla deruta Boheman, 1854
Tribe: Sceloenoplini Uhmann, 1930
Ecuador: Sceloenopla sp. P6099797
Ecuador: Sceloenopla sp. P6111603
Tribe: Spilophorini Chapuis, 1875
Belize: Calyptocephala cf. gerstaeckeri Boheman, 1862
Unidentified Cassidinae
Ecuador: Cassidinae P6154363
Thailand: Cassidinae PB215399
Eggs
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Larvae
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Singapore: Unidentified
Singapore: Aspidimorpha cf. miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Singapore: Aspidimorpha deusta (Fabricius, 1775)
Pupae
Singapore: Silana farinosa (Boheman, 1856)
Singapore: Aspidimorpha sp.
Singapore: Aspidimorpha deusta (Fabricius, 1775)
Pedro Castillo carrillo
Excelente
Nate Sorensen
Hello Nicky you have a nice arrangement of Beatles here! I found one today that I cannot find anywhere on Google I was wondering if you had an idea it’s a type of Is tortoise beetle but I have not seen anything exactly like it on Google. If you would like to email me back to see a picture dear picture I could send it to you.. Thank you…nate