Species Gratiana pallidula - Eggplant Tortoise Beetle

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Gratiana pallidula

By Jaclyn Tolchin
Animal Diversity Web, 2013

brief well-referenced article from the Animal Diversity Web.

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Contributed by Dvori Feldman on 28 October, 2021 - 7:57pm

Immatures of Gratiana conformis (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)

By Sonia Casari and Édson Possidônio Teixeira
Revista Brasileira De Entomologia - REV BRAS ENTOMOL. 54(2), 2010

While this article focuses on Gratiana conformis, it includes some comparisons to G. pallidula and other species. The article is rich with detailed relevant information about the oothecae, larvae, fecal shields, and more, with superb illustrations and photographs.

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Contributed by Dvori Feldman on 27 October, 2021 - 7:47pm

Review of the tortoise beetle genera of the tribe Cassidinae occurring in America north of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).

By Riley, E.G.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 94(1): 98-114., 1986

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Riley, E.G. 1986. Review of the tortoise beetle genera of the tribe Cassidinae occurring in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 94(1): 98-114.

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The tribe Cassidini is defined for the Western Hemisphere and the tribe Charidotini is united with it. A key is given for the fifteen genera known to occur in America north of Mexico. Two groups are recognized: the Cassida Group with six genera and the Charidotis Group with nine genera.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 October, 2024 - 4:26pm

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).

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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.

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

The Chrysomelidae of Florida. Florida Entomologist, 7(4): 49-57.

By Blatchley, W.S.

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Blatchley, W.S. (1924). The Chrysomelidae of Florida. Florida Entomologist, 7(4): 49-57.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 26 July, 2025 - 2:30pm

Short studies in the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera).

By Schaeffer, C.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 41: 296-325., 1933

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Schaeffer, C. 1933. Short studies in the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 41: 296-325.

Most of the following notes, descriptions, etc., and others, published elsewhere, have been written at various times in the past years while devoting some of my little spare time to the study and investigation of Chrysomelidae.

With the transfer of the museum’s collections to Washington some of the type specimens from which the descriptions were drawn are

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 23 July, 2025 - 9:54am

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