Cassida obtusata 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 : 574

Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854 ( Fig. 7B )

Cassida obtusata Boheman, 1854:465 . Cassida juno Boheman, 1862:324 . Cassida pusillula Boheman, 1862:327 . Cassida interstitialis Spaeth, 1901b:12 . Cassida residua : Weise, 1901:53. Cassida (Odontionycha) picifrons Weise, 1908:259 .

Material examined. 10 spec., India , West Bengal, Darjeeling, Tung , 25.iii.1978, leg. C. R. Basu (15572- 15575/H4A) .

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Assam (Guahati – Borowiec, 1985); Chhattisgarh (Durg – Kalaichelavan & Verma, 2005; Chandra et al., 2018f); Kerala (Trichur – Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Maharashtra (Pune – Ghate et al., 2003); Meghalaya (Garo Hills, East Garo Hills – Kimoto, 1981; Basu, 2000a); Sikkim ( Takizawa, 1985a; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Uttarakhand (Bhimtal, Kumaon – Maulik, 1919); Uttar Pradesh (Ghaziabad – Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Mungpu, Kolkata, Salt Lake, Nalban – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 1990; Ghosh et al., 2023).

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

Remarks. Maulik (1919) included as C. pusillula .

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).