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

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).