Cassidinae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cassidinae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	subfamily
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName	tortoise beetles
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Gyllenhal
gptkbp:describedYear	1813
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:foragingBehavior	herbivorous
gptkbp:hostPlant	gptkb:Asteraceae gptkb:Solanaceae gptkb:Convolvulaceae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cassidinae
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Stolas gptkb:Aspidimorpha gptkb:Cassidini gptkb:Charidotella gptkb:Chelymorpha gptkb:Hispini gptkb:Mesomphaliini gptkb:Cassida Deloyala
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalDefense	fecal shield
gptkbp:notableFeature	often metallic coloration dome-shaped elytra
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Aspidimorpha_miliaris gptkb:Cassida_azurea gptkb:Cassida_bergeali gptkb:Cassida_canaliculata gptkb:Cassida_denticollis gptkb:Cassida_flaveola gptkb:Cassida_murraea gptkb:Cassida_nebulosa gptkb:Cassida_nobilis gptkb:Cassida_obtusata gptkb:Cassida_piperata gptkb:Cassida_prasina gptkb:Cassida_relicta gptkb:Cassida_rubiginosa gptkb:Cassida_vibex gptkb:Cassida_viridis gptkb:Cassida_vittata gptkb:Charidotella_sexpunctata gptkb:Chelymorpha_alternans gptkb:Deloyala_guttata gptkb:Stolas_imperialis
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 3000
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Chrysomelidae
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:previouslyIncluded	gptkb:Hispinae
gptkbp:subdivisionRanks	tribes
gptkbp:taxonRank	subfamily
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chrysomelidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6