Aspidomorpha (Aspidomorpha) calligera Boheman, 1854

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) calligera Boheman, 1854 ( Fig. 4C )

Aspidomorpha calligera Boheman, 1854:297 . Aspidomorpha dorsata auct.

Material examined. 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta”, Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (8147/12/H4A) , 1 spec., Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (8123/12/H4A), 1 spec., Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (8129/12/H4A), 1 spec., Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (3197/8/H4A), 1 spec., Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (2379/8). 1 spec., India , Sikkim, Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (2608/9) , 1 spec., Feb. 1918, det. S. Maulik (3198/8). 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, Tura, 1200-1500 ft, Garo Hills , 07.viii.1917, leg. S. W. Kemp, det. S. Maulik (6848/H4A) . 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, Garo , 3500-3900 ft, 30.viii.1917, leg. S.W. Kemp, det. S. Maulik (6851/H4A) . 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, 09.iii.1991, leg. A. K. Sanyal , det. C. R. Basu (16204/H4A) . 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, E. Khasi Hills, Mawblang , 23.iv.1970, leg. G.M. Yasdani , det. R.K. Kacker (16201/H4A) . 1 spec., India , Meghalaya, Shillong , 23.iv.1970 , leg. N.A., det. C. R. Basu (16202/H4A) .

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Assam (Sibsagar, Bhalukpong, Umrongso – Maulik, 1919; Borowiec, 2001); Jharkhand (Konbir – Maulik, 1919); Karnataka (North Kannada, Belgaum, Shimoga, Mysore, Coorg – Maulik, 1919; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec, 2001); Meghalaya (Shillong; West Garo Hills, Tura – Basu, 2000a; Borowiec, 2001); Nagaland (Naga Hills – Maulik, 1919); Sikkim ( Kimoto, 1981); Tamil Nadu (Kallar, Kumili, Nilgiri Hills, Mettupalayam – Maulik, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b, 1986; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Tripura (Jampui – Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012); Uttakharand (Dehradun – Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024); West Bengal (Darjeeling, Kolkata, Siliguri, Buxa Tiger Reserve – Maulik, 1913; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014; Ghosh et al., 2023).

General distribution. Oriental ( Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India , Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) and Palaearctic ( Bhutan, China, India , Nepal, Pakistan) (Borowiec, 1999; Świętojańska, 2001; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Remarks. The identity of Aspidomorpha dorsata has recently been revised due to a previous misinterpretation of the type material ( Sekerka & Barclay, 2014). The taxon previously identified as A. dorsata (as per Świętojańska, 2001) is now recognized as A. calligera Boheman, 1854 ( Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

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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.