taxonID	type	description	language	source
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C70DF3CF9CBA9.taxon	materials_examined	New record. Trinidad: Mt. Tucuche, IV. 1929, coll. Darlington (1, MCZ). This is being described in the context of a genus revision by the first author.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C706E3C51CBF8.taxon	materials_examined	New record. Trinidad: Mayaro, V. 1916, coll. F. W. Urich, ex coconut leaves (2, BMNH). This host data is consistent with known records.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C71493C8BCA35.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Caparo, coll. S. M. Klages (1, USNM).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C71033EA3CAE5.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Port of Spain, 12. III. 1933, no collector (1, AMNH). Borowiec (1999) reported this species as a questionable record for Trinidad and its occurrence there is now confirmed.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C71F43F32CA96.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: coll. Wells (1, USNM); Siparia, I. 1936 (4, USNM); Caura Valley, nr. cocoa estate, 20. III. 89, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFC9FF1C77F43C5ECC96.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Asa Wright Nature Ctre., 14. X. 1999, coll. C. S. Chaboo (2, CSCC; 2, LBC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE7FFCAFF1C71A43CE3CDE0.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: (1, USNM); coll. Wells (2, USNM); coll. F. W. Urich (1 AMNH); ex black sage [Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth, Boraginaceae], 20. VII. 1910, coll. F. W. Urich (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 28. V. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); [Port of Spain] Botanic Gardens, 3. VI. 1905, coll. W. Leslie (1, USNM); Carenage, 14. X. 1918, coll. H. Morrison, (1, USNM); D’ Abadie, 15. X. 1918, coll. H. Morrison (3, USNM); Palo Seco, 20. X. 1918, coll. H. Morrison, (1, USNM); Port of Spain, BWI, 12. VII. 1927, no collector (1, CUIC); St. Augustine, 31. VII. 1944, coll. I. E. Kirby, ex Cordia sp. [Boraginaceae] (4, USNM); Piarco, I. 1954, coll. N. L. H. Krauss (1, USNM); Maracas Valley, 12. X. 1931, coll. M. Kisliuk Jr., ex Cordia cylindrostachia [misspelled; 5 C. cylindrostachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. and Schult.] (4, USNM); Maracas, 1 – 15. VII. 1962, coll. J. Maldonado; Piarco, 23. XI. 1963, coll. P. Wygodzinsky (4, AMNH); 5 mi E. Piarco, 16. II. 1964, coll. J. G. Rozen (1, AMNH); St. Augustine, 1954, coll. N. L. H. Krauss (1, USNM); Arima Valley, Simla Res. Station, 25. VI – 29. VII. 1982, colls. J. M. Carpenter and J. S. Edgerly (1, CUIC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities. The label data of C. globosa, C. cylindrostachya and Cordia sp. represent the first host plant records for this subgenus and species. Host records, including Cordia, are known for only two of the 33 species in the genus (Flowers and Janzen 1997; Borowiec 1999).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2770CE3E95CBD5.taxon	description	See Borowiec (1996) and Chaboo (2001) for localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2770E33E48CA62.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Arima Valley, Simla Res. Stn., 25. VI – 29. VII. 1982, colls. J. M. Carpenter and J. S. Edgerly (1, CUIC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Ctre., 7. VII. 1994, beating, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC). One specimen is of the color form ‘‘ rufipennis. ’’	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2771493EA5CA13.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Simla Research Station, 4 mi. N. Arima, 8. I. 1979, coll M. A. and L. L. Ivie (1, MTEC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2771393E9CC959.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Guaico, Sangre Grande, 26. VIII. 1969, colls. H. & A. Howden (1, CMNC); Simla, 5 mi N. Arima, 20. VIII. 1969, colls. H. & A. Howden (2, CMNC); Nariva Co., jct. Valencia Rd., Quarry Rd., Old Valencia Rd., Bridge B 2 / 1, 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Tunapuna, Pasea Village, 12. IV. 2000, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities. This species is known only from Trinidad.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2776AC3CB1CC3E.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Arima Valley, 20. I. 1954, no collector (1, AMNH); Trinidad: Caiman Valley, 31. I. 1961, no collector (1, CMNC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE4FFCAFF2777F53FFCCB47.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Caparo, VI. 1914, coll. S. M. Klages (1, CMNH). This locality was mistakenly given as a site in Venezuela (Borowiec 1996). The species was reported in Simmonds (1949) as an experimental control of Cordia macrostachya (Jacq.) (Boraginaceae) in Trinidad. Later, the beetle was introduced into Mauritius as a biological control for that plant which had become a weedy invader (Williams 1950).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C70423FA0CB02.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Nariva Co., N. Mazanilla Rd., 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); St. Andrew Co., Cumaca Riv., jct Cumaca Rd. & Old Valencia Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC). The range of this species is extended into the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C70283E24CBEF.taxon	description	See Borowiec (1996) for localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C70CE3C5EC959.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Maccao [misspelling?], 13. I. 1965, coll. C. Irhammar (4, MZLU); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, LBC); Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, beating vegetation, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC; 4, LBC); Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, LBC); St. Patrick Co., San Fernando, St. John’ s Village, 11. VII. 1994, yellow pan trap, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Nariva Co., N. Manzanilla Rd, 14. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Nariva Co., Cunapo Southern Rd., Bridge 1 / 11, 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (4, CSCC); St. Andrew Co., Cumaca Riv., jct Cumaca Rd. & Old Valencia Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (3, CSCC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wrignt Nature Ctre., 14. X. 1999, beating, coll. C. Chaboo (5, CSCC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (3, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C74AF3EA0CEBD.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Cedros, I. 1916, ex Quassia amara L. [Simaroubaceae], coll. F. W. Urich (1, AMNH); Carapichaima, 16. IX. 1925, coll. F. W. Urich (1, AMNH); Port of Spain, 17. I. 1967, coll. E. N. K. J. Waering (1, FSCA). This is the first Caribbean record for the genus. The plant record is the first for this species however this should be confirmed since the plant family, Simaroubaceae, is a new unusual host family for cassidines. Host data are recorded for only two of the 12 species in this genus and these feed on Mikania spp. (Asteraceae) (Windsor et al. 1995; Borowiec 1999).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C74953FE2CF89.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: coll. Murray (1, USNM); Paradise Mt., 1. II. 1954, coll. F. D. Bennett (1, USNM).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C759B3ECFCD6D.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Arima Valley, 800 ft., VI. 1950, coll. H. Fleming (9 adults, 2 pupal skins, AMNH); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., ex Ipomoea sp., 28. VII. 2001, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C764B3EE4CC0B.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Santa Margarita, IX. 1910, coll. P. L. Guppy (1, AMNH); Port of Spain, BWI, 10. VII. 1927, no collector (1, CUIC); Arima Valley, 26. IV. 1950, no collector (2, AMNH); Arima Valley, 11. III. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 16. VI. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 3. VIII. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 6. IV. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 6. IV. 1952, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 26. IV. 1953, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 4. V. 1953, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 6. V. 1953, no collector (1, AMNH); Matura, 2. VII. [19] 82, coll. J. Boos (1, FSCA); St. George Co., Guanapo Valley, 1. V. 1988, ex Ipomoea, coll. S. W. Dunkle (2, FSCA); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 8. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC; 1, LBC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 14. X. 1999, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE5FFCBFF1C77223F08CCC4.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Arima Valley, Simla Res. Stn., 25. VI- 29. VII. 1982, colls. J. M. Carpenter and J. S. Edgerly (1, CUIC). This is the first record of the species in the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2774953F79CE5C.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: St. Augustine, 7. IX. 1964, coll. Kirby (1, USNM); Nariva Co., Piley Village, main rd. off North Oropouche, 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, SEM). This is the first record of the species in the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF27757A3CD8CED7.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Valencia, Wasa River on Valencia Short Cut Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, SEM); Blanchisseuse, Marianne R., ex Convolvulaceae vine, 17. III. 1997, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC). The range of this South American species is now extended into the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2775E53FAFCD30.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, SEM); Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 8. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Valencia, Wasa River on Valencia Short Cut Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, SEM); Nariva Co., jct. Plum & Plum Mitan Rds., 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) listed other localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2777223C2DCC8F.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Nariva Co., N. Manzanilla Rd., 14. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Arima Valley, Asa Wright Nature Ctr., 9. IV. 2000, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (2, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2776063F56CC0B.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, beating, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC; 1, LBC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 8. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC); Nariva Co., N. Manzanilla Rd., 14. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Nariva Co., jct. Plum & Plum Mitan Rds., 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Nariva Co., Cunapo Southern Rd., Bridge 1 / 11, 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC; 1, LBC); St. Andrew Co., Cumaca Riv., jct Cumaca Rd. & Old Valencia Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (4, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided other localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2777AD3FF1CB02.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Arima Valley, 8. VI. 1950, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 5. VI. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 1. IV. 2000, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC); St. Andrew Co., Cumaca Riv., jct Cumaca Rd. & Old Valencia Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2770283E62CA62.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, at light, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Nariva Co., Cunapo, 14. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, SEM); St. Andrew Co., Cumaca Riv., at jct Cumaca Rd. & Old Valencia Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (2, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2771493EB0CA35.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Port of Spain, 12. VII. 1927, no collector (1, CUIC). This is the first record of the genus in the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCCFF2771043EC9CAF8.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., ex Ipomoea sp., 28. VII. 2001, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE2FFCDFF2771DF3CE7CED7.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Port of Spain, V. 1897, coll. Bürger (1, ZMHUB); Arima Valley, 31. V. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 5. VI. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, St. Pat’ s Ridge, 14. VI. 1951, no collector (1, AMNH); Arima Valley, 30. XII. 1954, coll. A. M. Nadler (2, AMNH); Arima Valley, 800 – 1200 ft, 26. II. 1959, coll. A. M. Nadler (2, AMNH); Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd., 6.6 km N Arima, 30. III. 1987, el. 200 m in ravine bottom, colls. Carter, Hoebeke & Liebherr (1, CUIC); Arima Valley, Simla Res. Stn., 3.6 km N Arima, 4. IV. 1987, colls. Carter, Hoebeke & Liebherr (1, CUIC); Arima Valley, Simla Res. Stn., 25. VI – 29. VII. 1982, colls. J. M. Carpenter and J. S. Edgerly (1, CUIC); Blue Basin, V. 1963, coll. N. L. H. Krauss (1, USNM); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, at light, coll. C. Chaboo (3, CSCC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, at light, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Asa Wright Nature Ctre., 14. X. 1999, coll. C. S. Chaboo (3, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C71EB3F0ECA97.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (1, RBC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C71A63E67C95A.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (4, RBC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C71753C0ECA29.taxon	materials_examined	Tobago: Speyside, VII. 1964, coll. J. Maldonado (2, USNM).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C75E53C92CE87.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: Arima Valley, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC; 1, SEM). Borowiec (1999) indicated a locality in south Trinidad.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C76563CD8CD30.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: River Estate, 16. X. 1916, coll. H. Morrison (3, USNM); 6 mi from La Brea, cocoa estate, 16. X. 1918, coll. H. Morrison (1, USNM).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C76063EE0CDE0.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC). This is the first record of this South American species in the Caribbean.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C76F63F1BCD90.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC). This sub-species is known only from Trinidad.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C77AD3FB0CBEF.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Ctre., 7. VII. 1994, beating, coll. C. Chaboo (1, CSCC); Valencia, Wasa River on Valencia Short Cut Rd., 18. VII. 1994, coll. C. Chaboo (2, SEM); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC). This range extension into the Caribbean suggests that the species also occurs in Venezuela.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C76A73E63CC8F.taxon	materials_examined	Trinidad: St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (3, CSCC; 1, SEM); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 6. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (2, CSCC; 1, LBC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 7. VII. 1994, beating vegetation, coll. C. Chaboo (3, LBC); St. George Co., Arima, Asa Wright Nature Centre, 8. VII. 1994, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. Chaboo (4, CSCC; 2, LBC); Maracas Valley, St. Joseph, St. Barbara Rd., 28. VII. 2001, ex Ipomoea, coll. C. S. Chaboo (1, CSCC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C70CE3E13CBD5.taxon	materials_examined	Borowiec (1996) provided localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE3FFCDFF1C71003E7FCA17.taxon	description	Borowiec (1996) provided localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE0FFCEFF2774953ED5CF89.taxon	materials_examined	Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (1, RBC). Borowiec (1996) listed other localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE0FFCEFF2774AF3F53CE5C.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (4, RBC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE0FFCEFF27757A3FEACE27.taxon	materials_examined	New Record. Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (1, RBC).	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
2B57FA24FFE0FFCEFF2775353EB0CEEA.taxon	materials_examined	Tobago: Goldborough, 23. II – 24. III. 1994, coll. M. J. Sommejier (9, LBC). Borowiec (1996) provided additional localities.	en	Chaboo, C. S., Borowiec, L. (2003): Annotated Checklist of Tortoise Beetles of Trinidad and Tobago (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1): 71-78, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2003)057[0071:ACOTBO]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2003)057[0071:acotbo]2.0.co;2
