Aspidomorpha (Aspidomorpha) dorsata ( Fabricius, 1787 )

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 : 555

Aspidomorpha (Aspidomorpha) dorsata ( Fabricius, 1787)

Cassida dorsata Fabricius, 1787:64 . Aspidomorpha fuscopunctata Boheman, 1854:298 . Aspidomorpha fuscopunctata ab. corporaali Spaeth, 1926a:308. Aspidomorpha rubrodorsata Boheman, 1854:310 .

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Assam (Umrongso, Bhaulnpong – Borowiec, 2001, 2009); Karnataka (Mysore, Shimoga, Agumbe Ghat, Shimoga – Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2009); Kerala (Kottayam, Peermade, Pudmudi Hills, Thiruvananthapuram “Trivandrum”, Kunchapanay, Vellayani – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001; Maharashtra (Amba Valley – Ghate et al., 2003); Meghalaya (Tura – Borowiec, 2001); Sikkim ( Maulik, 1919); Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills, Kumli, Kotagiri – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Mungpu, Kolkata, Buxa Tiger Reserve – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 1990; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Oriental ( Indonesia, India , Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) and Palaearctic ( China, India , Nepal) (Świętojańska, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. The name Aspidomorpha dorsata now pertains to the taxon formerly known as A. fuscopunctata Boheman, 1854 ( Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).