Aspidomorpha (Aspidomorpha) furcata ( Thunberg, 1789 )

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 : 555-556

Aspidomorpha (Aspidomorpha) furcata ( Thunberg, 1789) ( Fig. 4D )

Cassida furcata Thunberg, 1789:87 . Cassida micans Fabricius, 1801:398 .

Material examined. 1 spec., India , Arunachal Pradesh, Namdapha, Deban , 06.iv.1981, leg. S. Biswas , det C. R. Basu (17197/H4A) . 9 spec., India , Chattisgarh: Bhilai , leg. K.K. Verma , det K. K. Verma (25640/H4A). 1 spec., India , West Bengal, Kolkata “Calcutta” (1982/18/H4A); 07.xii.1928 , 1 ex., leg. P. C. Sinha & S.K. Mondal, det. G.I.K. Mars (152/H4A). 1 spec., India , West Bengal, 25.viii.1955, leg. D. Mukherjee, det. G. Mathai (10271/H4A).

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Assam ( Maulik, 1919); Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha National Park – Basu, 1984); Chhattisgarh (Durg – Kalaichelvan & Verma, 2005; Chandra et al., 2018f); Goa ( Borowiec, 2009); Karnataka (Banguluru, North Kannada, Coorg, Mysore, Shimoga, Sulya, Agumbe Ghat, North Kanara – Maulik, 1913 as A. micans ; Maulik, 1919; Takizawa, 1987; Borowiec, 1990, 2001, 2009; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Kerala (Peechi, Kumili, Thenmala, Munnar, Pampadumpara – Maulik, 1919; Visalakshi et al., 1980; Borowiec, 1990; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Madhya Pradesh ( Chandra & Kushwaha, 2013); Maharashtra (Pune, Amba Valley, “Bombay” Mumbai – Ghate et al., 2003; Borowiec, 2009); Meghalaya (Garo Hills – Kimoto, 1981; Basu, 2000a); Odisha (Chilika, Daitari, Koenjahr – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Basu & Halder, 1987; Borowiec, 1990); Puducherry (Neffapakkam, Karaikal – Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Sikkim (Gangtok – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991); Tamil Nadu (Kallar, Nadugani, Coimbatore, Chennai, Annamalai Hills, Nilgiri Hills, Mudumalai – Takizawa, 1986; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991; Borowiec, 2001); Tripura (Salema – Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012); Uttarakhand (Sahastradhara – Takizawa, 1985b); West Bengal (“Calcutta” Kolkata, Darjeeling, Mirik, South 24 Parganas, Siliguri, Buxa Tiger Reserve: Maulik, 1913, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990, 2001; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014; Ghosh et al., 2023).

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

Remarks. The record of this species from Karnataka was identified by Maulik (1913) as A. micans .

Figures

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.