Cassida varians Herbst, 1799

Gupta, Devanshu, Ghosh, Priyanka, Wani, Irtiza, Bhunia, Debika, Sonali, Shipra & Kumar, Vivek, 2025, A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 543-600 : 577

Cassida varians Herbst, 1799

Cassida varians Herbst, 1799:269 . Cassida syrtica Boheman, 1856:129 . Cassida rugulosa Boheman, 1856:129 . Coptocycla purulenta Boheman, 1862:436 . Cassida consors Spaeth, 1938:234 .

Material examined. 1 spec., India , Bihar: Dinapur , 23.i.1915, leg. Caunte, det. , S. Maulik (4101/21). 1 spec., India , Odisha “ Orissa ”, Balighat, Nr. Puri, 16.viii.1917, leg. N.A & F.G. H., det., Maulik (1079/19) . 5 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta”, 11.viii.1954, leg. A. Sarkar (9730/H4, 9734-9738/H4) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, North Bengal, Bhogaon , 22.xii.1909, leg. C. Palva (1068/19) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, 22.xii.1909, leg. C. Palva, det. , S. Maulik (1637/19); 1 spec., India , West Bengal, leg. Ranehi Irvine., det. , Maulik (18003/18) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta” Dum Dum, leg. G.S. Patterson, det. , Maulik (4993/8) . 1 spec., det., Maulik (4104/10). 1 spec., 1914, det., S. Maulik (4103/12). 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata , 06.1914, leg. F.H., det., S. Maulik (4098/21) .

Distribution in India . Arunachal Pradesh (Dirang, Etalin – Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024); Assam ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Bihar ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Chhattisgarh ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Solan, Chail, Chopal-Khangna – Kimoto, 1981; Takizawa, 1983, 1985b; Borowiec, 1985; Chandra et al., 2021); Karnataka (Coorg, Shimoga, Agumbe Ghat, Mysore, Shimoga – Borowiec, 1990, 2001); Kerala (Cochin, Parambikulam, Kottayam – Maulik, 1919; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Maharashtra (Kanheri, Bhimashankar, Lonavala, Kas, Amboli, Pune – Lonavla, Bhushi Dam – Borowiec, 1990; Ghate et al., 2003; Borowiec, 2001, 2009; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Meghalaya (Shillong, West Garo Hills, Tura, East Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji – Maulik, 1919; Basu, 2000a; Borowiec, 2001); Odisha (Balighat); Puducherry (Karaikal – Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990); Punjab ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Sikkim ( Spaeth, 1914b, Spaeth, 1914c; Kimoto, 1981); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri, Salem, Annamalai Hills, Kotagiri – Spaeth, 1914b, Spaeth, 1914c. Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001, 2009); Uttarakhand (Almora, Kumaon, Ranikhet, Bhimtal, Uttarkashi, Mussorie, Garhwal, Joshimath, Kumaon, Karnaprayag, Badrinath, Gaurikund, Rishikesh – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Takizawa, 1983, 1985b; Borowiec, 1985, 1999, 2001); Uttar Pradesh ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, Ghoom, Pareshnath, Kolkata “Calcutta”, Sarda, Buxa Tiger Reserve – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990, 1997; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Oriental ( India , Myanmar, Pakistan) and Palaearctic ( Bhutan, China, India , Nepal) (Borowiec, 1999; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. Spaeth (1914bc), Borowiec (1997) and Borowiec (1985) as included as Cassida syrtica .