Genus Chelymorpha

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines)

Tribe Stolaini

Genus Chelymorpha

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chelymorpha geniculata Boheman is a variety of Chelymorpha cassidea (Fabricius) (1)

Chelymorpha luteata Schaeffer is a variety of Chelymorpha phytophagica Crotch (1)

Explanation of Names

chel, -y is Greek for a tortoise, turtle (2)

Numbers

This is a large genus of approx. 100 mostly Neotropical species (3)

Three species occur north of Mexico (1)

Range

C. cassidea is widespread throughout the U.S. and southern Canada. (1)

C. cribraria immigrant N. America, established in Florida. (1)

C. phytophagica AZ, KS, NM, TX / Mex. (1)

Food

Convolvulaceae (3)

Internet References

Tortoise Beetle Info from the North Carolina State Extension Service

Univ. Florida--fact sheet on the introduced Chelymorpha cribraria, some information on C. cassidea, other species.

North Carolina State Univ. Entomology

C. cassidea-- Alabama

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno

2.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

3.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 10 September, 2004 - 12:47pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 February, 2009 - 12:55pm

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