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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines (Cassidinae) » Ischyrosonychini

Tribe Ischyrosonychini

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited
Chrysomelidae pre-pupa - Physonota helianthi Weird bugs in my Geiger - Physonota calochroma Sunflower Tortoise Beetle - Physonota helianthi Beetle - Physonota helianthi Physonota alutacea Boheman - Physonota alutacea Horsemint Tortoise Beetle - Physonota unipunctata Geiger Tree Tortoise Beetle - Physonota calochroma Physonota helianthi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines)
Tribe Ischyrosonychini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Physonotini
Explanation of Names
Ischyrosonychini Chapuis 1875
Numbers
a single genus with 5 spp. in our area(1), ~70 spp. in 4-8 genera total(2)
Range
New World, mostly neotropical(2)
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
2.Cassidinae of the world - an interactive manual (by Lech Borowiec and Jolanta Świętojańska)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 19 June, 2007 - 10:52am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 March, 2015 - 9:40pm

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