Biology:Aproidini

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Short description: Tribe of Cassidinae

Aproidini
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Aproidini
Weise 1911

Aproidini is a tribe of tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with three recognized species.[1]

It is a monophyletic tribe, found most closely related to Eurispini and Exothispini.[2] The known host plant is Eustrephus latifolius R. Br. Ex Ker-Gawl.

Species

  • Aproida
    • Aproida cribata Lea 1929
    • Aproida balyi Pascoe 1863
    • Aproida monteithi Samuelson 1989

References

  1. Staines, C. L. 2015. Catalog of the hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). https://entomology.si.edu/coleoptera/hispines/PDFs_2015_updates/Aproidini_2015.pdf
  2. Chaboo, C. S. 2007. Biology and phylogeny of Cassidinae Gyllenhal (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 305: 1–250.

Wikidata ☰ Q30232582 entry