Cassida
| Cassida | |
|---|---|
| |
| C. nebulosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Cassidini |
| Genus: | Cassida Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Cassida nebulosa | |
| Diversity | |
| at least 430 species | |
Cassida vibex
Cassida azurea
Cassida is a large Old World genus of tortoise beetles in the subfamily Cassidinae. Several species of Cassida are important agricultural pests, in particular C. vittata and C. nebulosa on sugar beet and spinach. The thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa) has been used as a biological control agent against Canada thistle.
There are at least 430 described species in Cassida.[1][2] It is the most specioise genus of the subfamily Cassidinae.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cassida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Cassida Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Boroweic, L. (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologica Silesiae.
Further reading[]
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- Clark, S. M.; Le Doux, D. G.; Riley, E. G.; Gilbert, A. J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608732.
- LeConte, J. L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
External links[]
Media related to Cassida at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Chrysomelidae genera
- Cassidinae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Cassidinae stubs