Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799

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 : 566-567

Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799 ( Figs 6C, 6D, 6E , 10A )

Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799:268 . Cassida circumdata var. dentata Maulik, 1913:114 . Metriona circumdata ssp. polilloensis Spaeth, 1933a:505 . Metriona circumdata ab. pescadorensis Chujô, 1934:162. Cassida U-fuscum Wiedemann, 1823:74. Cassida trivittata Fabricius, 1801:397 . Metriona circumdata ssp. trivittata ab. Baeri Spaeth, 1903:130 . Aspidomorpha effusa Boheman, 1854:320 . Cassida cuticula Gressitt, 1938:191 . Cassida nilgiriensis Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991:642 . Coptocycla luzonica : Gemminger & Harold, 1876:3667.

Material examined. 1 spec., India , Maharashtra, Nagpur , 10.ii.1955, leg. A.P. Kapur (11947/H4) . 2 spec., India , Maharashtra, Pune , 1996, leg. H. V. Ghate (17457-17458/H4a) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta” (826/12) , 1 spec., Garia , 01.i.1957, leg. A.P. Kapur (11941/H4A) . 4 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta” (530/12, 4114/11, 4697/11, 4705/11) . 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta”, Botanical Garden , 8.xi.1961 (15591/H4A) , 2 spec., 10.xi.1961 (15585-15587/H4A), 1 spec., 14.xi.1961 (15589/H4A).

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Andaman Islands– Borowiec, 1990); Arunachal Pradesh (Bhalukpog – Borowiec, 2001); Assam (Sibsagar– Borowiec, 1985); Chhattisgarh (Durg – Kalaichelavan & Verma, 2005; Chandra et al., 2018f); Goa (Borowiec, 2001); Karnataka (Bengaluru, Coorg, Shimoga, Mysore – Borowiec, 1990, 2001; Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Kerala (Coromandel, Trichy, Vellayani, Perumpadavom, Ezhukone, Karuvarakundu, Thiruvananthapuram “Trivandrum”, Kottayam, Kallar Valley, Ponmundi – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec, 1990, 2001; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal – Chandra & Kushwaha, 2013; Gupta & Kushwaha, 2020); Maharashtra (Pune – Ghate et al., 2003); Meghalaya (Jowai, Tura – Borowiec, 2001); Odisha (Puri, Bhubaneshwar, Balighai near Puri, Daitari, Jajpur, Koenjahr – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Borowiec, 1985, 1990; Basu & Halder, 1987); Puducherry (Karaikal – Borowiec, 2001); Rajasthan (Keoladev National Park, Bharatpur – George & Venkatraman, 1986; Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Sikkim ( Kimoto, 1981); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills, Coimbatore, Madras, Nilgiri Hills-Cherangade, Annamalai Hills, Kallar – Maulik, 1913; Takizawa, 1985b, 1986; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Tripura (Barpathri – Basu et al., 1981; Basu, 2000b; Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012); Uttarakhand (Dehradun) ( Maulik, 1913, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b); Uttar Pradesh (Hardoi – Srivastava, 2015); West Bengal (Kolkata “Calcutta”, Bankura, Murshidabad, Nadia – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Oriental ( Bangladesh, Indonesia, India , Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka) and Palaearctic ( China, Japan, India , Nepal, Taiwan) (Borowiec, 1999; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

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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 10. Habitus of type/co–type and attached label data. A. Cassida circumdata var. dentata Herbst, 1799 (current valid name: Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799); B. Cassida selecta (Weise, 1905) (current valid name: Chiridopsis selecta (Weise, 1905); C. Cassida stupa Maulik 1919; D. Epistictina reicheana (Guérin, 1844); E. Sindia sedecimmaculata Spaeth, 1901 (current valid name: Laccoptera sedecimmaculata Spaeth, 1901).