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Introduced leaf beetles of the Maritime Provinces 7: Cassida rubiginosa Müller and Cassida flaveola Thunberg...

By C.G. Majka & L. Lesage
Zootaxa 1811: 37–56, 2008

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Contributed by v belov on 26 April, 2012 - 3:01am

Notes on Cassida relicta, a tortoise beetle endemic to North america, with a key to Nearctic species of Cassida (Chrysomelidae).

By Riley, E.G.
Entomological News 97(4): 141-146., 1986

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Riley, E.G. 1986. Notes on Cassida relicta, a tortoise beetle endemic to North america, with a key to Nearctic species of Cassida (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Entomological News 97(4): 141-146.

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The original description of Cassida relicta, a species of the genus endemic to the Nearctic Region, has been until now the only published account of this species. A lectotype and paralectotypes are designated herein, and the known distribution for C. relicta is extended from Illinois to include Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 29 May, 2019 - 2:21pm

Three new hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States and a new United States record.

By Riley, E.G.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 183-190., 2015

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Edward G. Riley. 2015. Three new hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States and a new United States record. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 183-190.

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Three new species of hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States are described, illustrated, and discussed:

Baliosus randia Riley (Texas),
Heptispa brevicornis Riley (Texas), and
Sumitrosis triplehorni Riley (Florida).

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 December, 2015 - 3:21pm

The New World tribes and genera of hispines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

By Staines C.L.
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 104: 721-784, 2002

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Contributed by v belov on 29 March, 2013 - 5:11pm

The Hispine Beetles of America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

By Charles L. Staines. 2006
Virginia Museum of Natural History, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, 2006

Staines, C.L. 2006. The Hispine Beetles of America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Special Publication #13. Virginia Museum of Natural History, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, Martinsville, Va. vi + 178 pp., 7 color plates, 22 text figs., 44 maps.

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A key is presented to the 14 genera and 74 species and subspecies of hispine leaf miners (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) known to occur in America north of Mexico. Each genus and species is described and illustrated.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 24 February, 2009 - 1:33pm

An annotated checklist of Missouri leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

By Riley, E.G. & W.R. Enns.
Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13: 53–83., 1979

Riley, E.G. & W.R. Enns. 1979. An annotated checklist of Missouri leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13: 53–83.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 6 May, 2022 - 8:09pm

Doris Holmes Blake - Necrolog with appendix: Bibliography to her works.

By Froeschner, R.C., Froeschner, E.M.L. & Cartwright, O.L.
Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash., 83(3): 544 - 564, 1981

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Useful source; hopefully, any article published in Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. is available online.

Contributed by Boris Büche on 4 June, 2021 - 2:41pm

New species of Galerucinae and Alticinae with notes on other species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

By J. A. Wilcox
The Ohio Journal of Science 53(1): 51-58, 1953

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 29 March, 2019 - 8:38pm

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