Notosacantha maculipennis ( Boheman, 1856 )

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 : 549

Notosacantha maculipennis ( Boheman, 1856) ( Fig. 3B )

Hoplionota maculipennis Boheman, 1856:5 .

Material examined. 2 specimens without specific locality data attached. [The data label is lost]

Distribution in India . Arunachal Pradesh ( Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024); Meghalaya (Shillong, Cherrapunjee, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills, Jowai – Kimoto, 1981; Basu, 2000a; Borowiec, 2001, 2009); Sikkim ( Kimoto, 1981); Uttarakhand (Ranikhet, Almora, Dehradun, Bhimtal – Maulik, 1919; Kimoto, 1981); West Bengal (Derjeeling, Kalimpong, Rumbe, Bhalukhop – Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990).

General distribution. Oriental ( India , Myanmar) and Palaearctic ( Bhutan, India , Nepal, Pakistan) (Borowiec, 1999; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Figures

Figure 3. Habitus of the tortoise beetles. A. Notosacantha circumdata (Wagener, 1881); B. Notosacantha maculipennis (Boheman, 1856); C. Basiprionota bimaculata (Thunberg, 1789); D. Basiprionota decemmaculata (Boheman, 1850); E–F. Basiprionota multiplagiata (Wagener, 1881); G. Basiprionota sexmaculata (Boheman, 1850); H. Basiprionota westermanni (Mannerheim, 1844); I. Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850).