Cassida delesserti Boheman, 1854

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 : 567

Cassida delesserti Boheman, 1854 ( Figs 6G, 6H )

Cassida delesserti Boheman, 1854:408 . Cassida delesserti var. gemella Spaeth, 1914b:55 .

Material examined. 3 spec., India , Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, leg. A.K. Weld-Downing (1919–1921/H2).

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Kerala (Peermade, Pooparai, Palni Hills – Borowiec, Borowiec, 1999, 2001, 2009); Puducherry ( Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills, Annamalai Hills, Cinchona – Spaeth, 1914b; Maulik, 1919; Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991).

General distribution. Oriental (endemic to India ) (Borowiec, 1999; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024).

Figures

Figure 6. Habitus of tortoise beetles. A. Cassida belliformis Maulik 1919; B. Cassida catenata (Boheman, 1855); C. D. E. Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799; F. Cassida conchyliata (Spaeth, 1914); G–H. Cassida delesserti Boheman, 1854; I. Cassida desultrix (Spaeth, 1914).