Cassidinae

(Tortoise Beetles)

The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as to give them the common name of tortoise beetles..

Tribe : Aspidimorphini

Genus: Aspidimorpha

Aspidimorpha deusta (Fabricius, 1775)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha cf. furcata (Thunberg, 1789)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha sp.

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Aspidimorpha sp.

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Genus: Laccoptera

Laccoptera nepalensis (Boheman, 1855)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Tribe : Cassidini

Genus: Cassida

Cassida circumdata (Herbst, 1799)

Singapore

Cassida circumdata (Herbst, 1799)

Singapore

Cassida circumdata (Herbst, 1799)

Singapore

Cassida sp.

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Cassida sp.

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Genus: Malayocassis

Malayocassis hilaris (Boheman, 1855)

Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Genus: Rhacocassis

Rhacocassis flavoplagiata (Baly, 1863)

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Rhacocassis flavoplagiata (Baly, 1863)

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Rhacocassis flavoplagiata (Baly, 1863)

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Rhacocassis sp.

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Rhacocassis sp.

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Genus: Thlaspidosoma

Thlaspidosoma dohrni  (Spaeth, 1901)

Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Cassida cf. circumdata (Herbst, 1799)

Singapore

Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

Thlaspidosoma sp.

Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Thlaspidosoma sp.

Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Tribe : Notosacanthini

Genus: Notosacantha

Notosacantha rufa (Wagener, 1881)

Panti, Malaysia

Notosacantha rufa (Wagener, 1881)

Panti, Malaysia

Notosacantha rufa (Wagener, 1881)

Panti, Malaysia