Basiprionota decemmaculata ( Boheman, 1850 )

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 : 550-551

Basiprionota decemmaculata ( Boheman, 1850) ( Fig. 3D )

Prioptera decemmaculata Boheman, 1850:60 . Prioptera decemmaculata var. fuscicornis Weise, 1897:101 . Prioptera decemmaculata ab. cardoni Spaeth, 1925:430. Prioptera decemmaculata ssp. macularia Spaeth, 1925:430 . Prioptera pallidicornis Boheman, 1850:61 . Prioptera nigricornis Baly, 1863:9 , 13.

Material examined. 1 spec., India , Arunachal Pradesh, Kameng, N.E.F.A., 10.iii.1961, leg. K.C. Jairam (3652/H4A). India , Sikkim, 1 spec. (8913/7), 1 spec. (2894/4), 1 spec. (743/19), 1 spec. (745/19), 1 spec. (2912/7). 1 spec., India , Nagaland, Naga Hills (756/19).

Distribution in India . Assam (Cachar, Sibsagar, Bhalukpong, Umrongso – Spaeth, 1914c; Maulik, 1913, 1919; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990); Arunachal Pradesh (Kameng, Ankaling – Vazirani, 1972); Meghalaya (Shillong, Tura, Garo Hills, Khasi Hills, Baphakram National Park – Maulik, 1913; Kimoto, 1981; Basu, 2000a; Borowiec, 2001); Nagaland (Naga Hills – Maulik, 1913); Sikkim (Gangtok, Makaibari – Maulik, 1913, 1919; Borowiec, 1990; Vazirani, 1972); Tripura (Jampui – Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012); West Bengal (Siliguri, Darjeeling: Kalimpong, Mundsong, Namthing-Dokapul, Mungpu, Buxa Tiger Reserve – Maulik, 1913; Kimoto, 1981; Borowiec, 1990; Raychaudhuri & Saha, 2014).

General distribution. Oriental ( Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam) and Palaearctic ( Bhutan, China, India , Nepal) (Borowiec, 1999, 2009; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

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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).