Cassida occursans Spaeth, 1914

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 : 574

Cassida occursans Spaeth, 1914 ( Fig. 7C )

Cassida occursans Spaeth, 1914b:560 .

Material examined. 2 spec., India , Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Tura , 1200-1500ft., 07.viii.1917, leg. S.W. Kemp (6836/H4A) . 4 spec., India , Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, Umsing , 03.iv.1991, leg. S.K. Saha (16207/H4A) . 4 spec., India , Arunachal Pradesh, Kameng, N.E.F.A., 15.v.1961, leg. K.C. Jairamkrishna (2188/H4A) . 2 spec., India , Arunachal Pradesh, Namdapha, Hornbill , 14.iv.1981, leg. S. Biswas (17201/H4A).

Distribution in India . Assam (Umrongso – Spaeth, 1914b, Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 2001); Arunachal Pradesh (Kameng, Ankaling, Bhalukpog, Namdapha National Park – Vazirani, 1972; Basu, 1984; Borowiec, 2001); Bihar (Borowiec, 1999); Meghalaya (Shillong, West Garo Hills, Tura, Nokrek National Park, Ri-Bhoi, Umsning – Takizawa, 1983; Borowiec, 2001; Basu, 2000a); Sikkim ( Spaeth, 1914b, Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Mungpu, Bathan, Ralie – Spaeth, 1914b, Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990).

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

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).