Chiridopsis bipunctata ( Linnaeus, 1767 )

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 : 578

Chiridopsis bipunctata ( Linnaeus, 1767) ( Fig. 7F )

Cassida bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767:578 . Cassida sexnotata Fabricius, 1798:82 . Coptocycla bipunctipennis Boheman, 1855:118 . Coptocycla sexmaculata Boheman, 1855:114 . Coptocycla promiscua Boheman, 1855:130 .

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Chhattisgarh (Durg – Chandra et al., 2018f); Karnataka (Bengaluru, Belgaum, Shimoga, Mysore – Maulik, 1913, 1916; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Kerala (Kottayam, Annamalai Hills, Tonslip, Munnar, Kunchapanay, Thiruvananthapuram “Trivandrum”, Thrissur – Maulik, 1916, 1919; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec, 1990, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007); Maharashtra (Pune, Satara, Wai – Maulik, 1913, 1916; Borowiec, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2007; Pune – Ghate et al., 2003); Odisha (Chatarpur, Ganjam – Maulik, 1913); Puducherry (Karaikal, Neffapakkam – Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Tamil Nadu (“Madras” Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirachi, Pudukkottai, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Nilgiri, Manaparas, Annamalai Hills, Mardhumalai, Jawad, Palghat, Walayar, Theni, Madhavaram – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b, 1987; Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 1985, 1990, 2001, 2009); West Bengal (“Calcutta” Kolkata – Maulik, 1913).

General distribution. Oriental ( India , Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand) ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. Maulik (1913, 1916) included as C. promiscua ; Maulik (1916) as Coptocycla bipunctipennis ; Maulik (1913) as C. sexmaculata ; Maulik (1919) as Chirida bipunctata .

Figures

Figure 7. Habitus of tortoise beetles. A. Cassida nigriventris Boheman, 1854; B. Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854; C. Cassida occursans Spaeth, 1914; D. Capellocassis dorsata (Duvivier, 1891); E. Chiridopsis andamanica (Dohrn, 1880); F. Chiridopsis bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1767); G. Chiridopsis mimica (Weise, 1905); H–I. Chiridopsis selecta (Weise, 1905).