Cassida belliformis Maulik, 1919

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 : 565-566

Cassida belliformis Maulik, 1919 ( Figs 6A , 9E )

Cassida belliformis Maulik, 1919:396 .

Material examined. 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Bhutia Basti , 2000 m, 16.v.1974, leg. J.K. Jonathan (15577/ H4A) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Darjeeling Chawk , 2000 m 15.v.1974, leg. J.K. Jonathan (15578/H4A) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Darjeeling, Rangiroom , 2000 m 23.v.1974, leg. J.K. Jonathan (15579/H4A) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata, Botanical Garden , 2050 m, 16.v.1974, leg. J.K. Jonathan (15580/H4A).

Distribution in India . Sikkim (Lebong), West Bengal (Darjeeling, Kurseong, Howrah, Kolkata, Singalila National Park) ( Maulik, 1919; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Palaearctic (endemic to India ) ( Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & 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).

Figure 9. Habitus of type/co–type and attached label data. A. Aspidomorpha inuncta Boheman, 1854; B. Aspidomorpha chandrika Maulik, 1918; C. Aspidomorpha orientalis (Boheman, 1856); D. Aspidomorpha quatuordecimnotata Boheman, 1855 (current valid name: Laccoptera quatuordecimnotata Boheman, 1855); E. Cassida belliformis Maulik 1919; F. Cassida cherrapunjiensis Maulik 1919.