A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India
Based on a comprehensive review of existing literature and examining the specimens, including 11 types that were housed in the Coleoptera Section of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 154 species of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from India are identified. This repres...
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| description | Based on a comprehensive review of existing literature and examining the specimens, including 11 types that were housed in the Coleoptera Section of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 154 species of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from India are identified. This represents approximately 5.4% of the species diversity of the known tortoise beetles. Photographs of the examined specimens (including type specimens) are also provided. The details of the distribution of all the species across Indian states (including districts and micro-locations) and biogeographic zones are presented. Studying the distribution data of the species reveals that the Western Ghats harbours the highest number of tortoise beetle species (84), followed by the Northeast (58), Deccan Peninsula (51), Himalayas (49), Gangetic plains (34), Islands (12), and Semi-Arid regions (12). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89fd1a2cbb39458584e62bd899e6c8002025-08-20T03:51:08ZengTarbiat Modares UniversityJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics2423-81122025-09-01113543600A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in IndiaDevanshu Gupta0Priyanka Ghosh1Irtiza Wani2Debika Bhunia3Shipra Sonali4Vivek Kumar5 Zoological Survey of India, M–Block, New Alipore, Kolkata–700053, West Bengal, India Zoological Survey of India, M–Block, New Alipore, Kolkata–700053, West Bengal, India Zoological Survey of India, M–Block, New Alipore, Kolkata–700053, West Bengal, India Zoological Survey of India, M–Block, New Alipore, Kolkata–700053, West Bengal, India Zoological Survey of India, M–Block, New Alipore, Kolkata–700053, West Bengal, India Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand, India Based on a comprehensive review of existing literature and examining the specimens, including 11 types that were housed in the Coleoptera Section of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 154 species of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from India are identified. This represents approximately 5.4% of the species diversity of the known tortoise beetles. Photographs of the examined specimens (including type specimens) are also provided. The details of the distribution of all the species across Indian states (including districts and micro-locations) and biogeographic zones are presented. Studying the distribution data of the species reveals that the Western Ghats harbours the highest number of tortoise beetle species (84), followed by the Northeast (58), Deccan Peninsula (51), Himalayas (49), Gangetic plains (34), Islands (12), and Semi-Arid regions (12).http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-77095-en.pdfbiogeographydiversityfaunataxonomytype specimens |
| spellingShingle | Devanshu Gupta Priyanka Ghosh Irtiza Wani Debika Bhunia Shipra Sonali Vivek Kumar A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics biogeography diversity fauna taxonomy type specimens |
| title | A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India |
| title_full | A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India |
| title_fullStr | A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India |
| title_short | A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India |
| title_sort | comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of tortoise beetles coleoptera chrysomelidae cassidinae in india |
| topic | biogeography diversity fauna taxonomy type specimens |
| url | http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-77095-en.pdf |
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