Cassida nigriventris 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 : 572

Cassida nigriventris Boheman, 1854 ( Fig. 7A )

Cassida nigriventris Boheman, 1854:30 . Cassida pallida Hope, 1831:30 . Cassida hopei Spaeth, 1914c:113 .

Material examined. 1 spec., India , Chhattisgarh: Dhamtari, Gaheur Sighar , 03.iv.1995, leg. S.K. Gupta (23338/H4A) . 16 spec., India , West Bengal, Mahanadi , 1255m, 28.iv.1971 , leg. A. R. Bhaumik (15565/H4A). 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta”, Botanical Garden , 16.v.1974, leg. J.K. Jonathan (15569/H4A) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Rangpo , 08.iv.1973, leg. H.S. Sharma (15570/H4A) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kurseong , 1745m, 15.v.1979, leg. M.S. Shishodia (15571/H4A).

Distribution in India . Indian Himalaya ( Spaeth, 1914b, 1914c); Arunachal Pradesh (Dirang – Borowiec, 2009); Assam (Kaziranga, Umrongso – Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 2001); Bihar (Palamou National Park – Borowiec, 2001); Chhattisgarh (Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve – Chandra et al., 2018a,c); Haryana (Kalka), Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Chopal, Solan, Manali – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1985; Takizawa, 1983, 1985a; Chandra et al., 2021); Karnataka (Shimoga – Borowiec, 1999); Kerala (Kothmanglam – Borowiec, 2009); Meghalaya (Shillong, Tura – Borowiec, 1985, 2001); Odisha (Bhubneshwar – Borowiec, 1985); Sikkim (Gangtok – Kimoto, 1981); Tamil Nadu (Kumli – Borowiec, 2001); Uttarakhand (Almora, Kumaon, Bhimtal, Dehradun, Sahastradhara, Barkot, Nangaon, Sattal, Bhimtal, Karnaprayag, Mussorie, Rishikesh – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1985, 1990, 2001, 2009); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Gharap, Goomti, Kolkata, Murshidabad – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1999; Ghosh et al., 2023).

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

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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).