Laccoptera (Sindia) sulcata ( Olivier, 1808 )

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 : 563

Laccoptera (Sindia) sulcata ( Olivier, 1808) ( Fig. 5B )

Cassida sulcata Olivier, 1808:950 . Cassida clathrata Fabricius, 1798:83 .

Material examined. 2 spec., India , Andra Pradesh , Nagarjunkunda, 18.viii.1965, leg. B. Nath & K.K. Verma, det. K. Rai & B. C. Saha (25768/H4A) . 4 spec., India , Andra Pradesh , Nagarjun Kund Survey, 20.x.1965, leg. B. Nath, det. K. Rai & B. C. Saha (3265/H4A) . 2 spec., India , Andra Pradesh , 23.x.1963, leg. B. Nath, det. K. Rai & R . K. K. (3388/H4A). 2 spec., Nagarjun Konda , India , Andra Pradesh, 01.xi.1963, leg. B. Nath, det. K. Rai (3490/H4A).

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Chhattisgarh (Bilaspur – Chandra et al., 2018e); Kerala (Malabar – Maulik, 1919); Maharashtra (Nasik, Pune, Ahmednagar – Rehekuri Sanctuary – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 2001; Ghate et al., 2003); Puducherry (Karaikal – Borowiec, 1990; Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990); Tamil Nadu (“Madras” Chennai, Pudukkotai, Coimbatore – Takizawa, 1985b; Borowiec, 1990; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Takizawa & Kimoto, 1990); West Bengal (Kolkata “Calcutta”, Malda, Murshidabad, Borio – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Borowiec, 1990).

General distribution. Oriental ( India ) (Świętojańska, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. Takizawa (1985b), Borowiec (1990), and Takizawa & Kimoto (1990) are included as S. clathrata .

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Figure 5. Habitus of tortoise beetles. A. Laccoptera (Orphnodella) foveolata (Boheman, 1856); B. Laccoptera (Sindia) sulcata (Olivier, 1808); C–D. Laccoptera (Sindiola) vigintisexnotata Boheman, 1855; E. Laccoptera (Sindiola) sedecimmaculata (Spaeth, 1901); F. Cassida australica (Boheman, 1855).