The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Cassidinae

a subfamily of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles). The flat body is usually 4–20 mm long (some individuals reach a length of 10 mm in the USSR). The edges of the pronotum and elytra protrude to the sides, forming a shield that covers the top of the head and body (hence the common name of tortoise beetle for several species). The coloration varies and sometimes has a metallic or pearly cast. There are about 1,000 herbivorous species, distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics. The USSR has 60 species. Some, for example, Cassida nebulosa, are agricultural pests. Adult beetles and the light green larvae, which carry their excrement on their backs, are found on the leaves of beet plants.

References in periodicals archive

(2007), the subfamily Cassidinae currently includes two previously recognized subfamilies: Hispinae ("hispines" or leaf-mining beetles) and Cassidinae (tortoise beetles).

First record of Eremionycha bahiana (Boheman) infesting Tabebuia sp

(2018) Cassidini sensu lato (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) de Mexico.

ESTADO ACTUAL DE LA COLECCION COLEOPTEROLOGICA (INSECTA) DE LA FACULTAD DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES ZARAGOZA (CCFES-Z), UNAM, MEXICO

For example, the larvae of Conchyloctenia punctata (Fabricius, 1787) (Cassidinae) are passively protected by their shields but do not have coordinated reactions to threats [30].

Preemptive circular defence of immature insects: definition and occurrences of cycloalexy revisited

(2011), sete foram registradas: Eumolpinae (56,7%), Galerucinae (39,3%), Cassidinae (1,4%), Chrysomelinae (1,4%), Bruchinae (0,8%), Criocerinae (0,2%) e Cryptocephalinae (0,2%) (Tabela 2).

Chrysomelids diversity and seasonal occurrence (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) in an orchard in Ponta Grossa District, Parana, Brazil/Diversidade e sazonalidade de Crisomelideos (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) em pomar, no municipio de Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brasil

Fuentes de variacion en la precedencia de espermatozoides de Chelymorpha alternans Boheman 1854 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).

One size fits all? Relationships between the size and degree of variation in genitalia and other body parts in twenty species of insects and spiders

Morphospecie 1 1 0 1 0.3 Systena tenuis (Bechyne, 1954) 1 0 1 0.3 Charidotella vinula Boheman, 1855 2 0 2 0.5 Cassidinae morphospecie 1 5 0 5 1.3 Megacerus reticulatus (Sharp, 1885) 1 0 1 0.3 Galerucinae-Alticini morphospecie 1 0 0 0 0 Hemiptera Aphididae Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki) 1 0 1 0.3 Aphididae morphospecie 2 3 0 3 0.8 Cicadellidae Tretogonia bergi Young, 1968 1 0 1 0.3 Agrossoma sp.

Insect diversity in organic rice fields under two management systems of levees vegetation/Diversidade de insetos em arroz irrigado organico sob dois manejos da vegetacao das taipas

Tortoise beetles of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).

Distribuicao geografica e diversidade de Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) no sudeste da Mata Atlantica (Brasil)

Preferencia alimentar de adultos de Metriona elatior Klug (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) por diferentes hibridos de Solanum melongena (Solana ceae).

Successful biological control of tropical soda apple (Solanales: Solanaceae) in Florida: a review of key program components

Common themes from Eumolpinae are an elongate endophallus (see also Mann and Crowson 1996), a long thin flagellum which may be inserted into the spermathecal duct (a trait shared with Cassidinae), and a long endophallus which is extended the length of the female's elongate vagina.

Fitting together: copulatory linking in some Neotropical Chrysomeloidea

Life cycles, mating, and color change in tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).

Pleiotropic effects of flower-color intensity on herbivore performance on Ipomoea purpurea