Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) chinensis Fabricius, 1798

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 : 561-562

Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) chinensis Fabricius, 1798 ( Fig. 4H )

Cassida chinensis Fabricius, 1798:84 . Laccoptera nepalensis Boheman, 1855:76 . Laccoptera bohemani Weise, 1910b:42 . Laccoptera thunbergi Spaeth, 1914a:15 .

Material examined. 6 spec., India , Arunachal Pradesh, Namdapha, Deban North, 28.iv.1981, leg. S. Biswas, det. C. R. Basu (17198/H4A). India , Arunachal Pradesh, Namdapha, 3 spec., 28.iv.1981, leg. S. Biswas, det. C. R. Basu (17200/H4A). 1 spec., India , Assam, Bishnupur, 23.x.1960, leg. S.N. Prashad, det. K. V.L. N. (1/H4A). 1 spec., India , Sikkim, Chu Funfun, 24.vii.1959, leg. A.G.K. Menon, det. T.G. Vazirani (1623/H4A). 2 spec., India , Sikkim, Gangtok, 16.viii.1959, leg. A.G.K. Menon, det. T.G. Vazirani (1624/H4A). 1 spec., India , Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, 14.ix.1962, leg. S. Chakraborty, det. K. Rai & B.N. Das (1624/H4A). 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, Shillong, 09.iv.1961, leg. A.K.B.S., det. T. G. Vazirani. (3902/H4A). 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, 30.iii.1960, leg. S. N. P., det. T.G. Vazirani (3903/H4A). 4 spec., India , Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Jowai, 27.ix.1988, leg. V.D. Srivastava, det. C. R. Basu (16209/H4A). 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Jowai, 25.ix.1988, leg. V.D. Srivastava, det. C. R. Basu (16211/H4A). 4 spec., India , Meghalaya, E. Khasi Hills, Shillong, 29.ix.1966, leg. S. Biswas, det. R.K. Kacker (16212/H4A). 2 spec., India , Odisha “ Orissa ”, Keonjhargarh, Barsuan, 13.ix.1972, leg. S. Khera, det. C. R. Basu (16982/H4A). 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kalimpong, 17.ix.1959, leg. B.K. Tikadar, det. T.G. Vazirani (214/H4A); 4 spec., India , West Bengal, Tufanganj, 13.viii.1986, leg. T.K. Pal, det. C. R. Basu (1549/H4A).

Distribution in India . Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Islands – Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1916; Świętojańska, 2001); Assam (Sibsagar, Kaziranga, Umrongso – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 2009); Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha National Park – Basu, 1984); Bihar (Katihar – Maulik, 1919); Delhi ( Takizawa, 1985a); Goa ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024); Himachal Pradesh (Solan – Takizawa, 1985a); Jharkhand (Ranchi – Chattopadhyay, 2020); Karnataka (Noorth Kannada, Mysore, Agumbe Ghat, Shimoga – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 1990); Kerala (Wayanad, Malabar, Trichur, Cochin, Kottayam, Peermade, Munnar, Kalar Valley, Pampadumpara, Nellipampathi, Mattupetty, Vellayani, Agasthyamala, Kannur, Calicut, Munnar, Kavilumpara – Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1913, 1919; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec, 1990, 2001; Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur– Borowiec, 1990); Maharashtra (Pune, Ambavane – Borowiec, 2001; Ghate et al., 2003); Meghalaya (Shillong, Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills – Jowari, Mooralong – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1985, 1990; Basu, 2000a); Odisha (Daitari – Jajpur- Koenjahr – Borowiec, 1990); Sikkim (Chufin fun, Gangtok – Maulik, 1919; Vazirani, 1972; Kimoto, 1981); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills, Salem, Mettupalayam, Annamalai Hills, Nadugani – Maulik, 1913; Takizawa, 1985b, 1986; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Tripura (Jampui – Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012); Uttarakhand (Nainital, Bhimtal, Kumaon, Mussorie, Almora, Shivalik Hills, Dehradun, Karnaprayag, Kotdwara – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Takizawa, 1985a; Borowiec, 1990, 2001); West Bengal (Kolkata “Calcutta”, Mushidabad, Darjeeling, Mungpu, Pashok, Kalimpong, Siliguri, Buxa Tiger Reserve – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Takizawa, 1985b, 1989; Borowiec, 1990; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Oriental ( Indonesia, India , Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore,

Thailand, Vietnam and Palaearctic ( India , Nepal, Taiwan) (Borowiec, 2001; Świętojańska, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. Basu (1984), Takizawa (1985a, 1985b), Borowiec (1990), Raychaudhuri & Saha (2014) as L. quadrimaculata . Sekerka & Świętojańska (2024) have clarified the identity of Laccoptera chinensis , recognized as the taxon that was previously named Laccoptera nepalensis Boheman, 1855 .

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Figure 4. Habitus of tortoise beetles. A. Aspidomorpha amabilis Boheman, 1854; B. Aspidomorpha chandrika Maulik, 1918; C. Aspidomorpha calligera (Fabricius, 1787); D. Aspidomorpha furcata (Thunberg, 1789); E. Aspidomorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775); F. Aspidomorpha sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1792); G. Conchyloctenia nigrovittata (Boheman, 1854); H. Laccoptera chinensis Fabricius, 1798; I. Laccoptera (Laccopteroidea) quatuordecimnotata Boheman, 1855.