Aproidini Explained

Aproidini is a tribe of Australian tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with three recognized species.^[1]

It is a monophyletic tribe, found most closely related to Eurispini and Exothispini.^[2] The known host plant is Eustrephus latifolius R. Br. Ex Ker-Gawl.

Species

• Aproida
  • Aproida cribata Lea 1929
  • Aproida balyi Pascoe 1863
  • Aproida monteithi Samuelson 1989

Notes and References

1. Staines, C. L. 2015. Catalog of the hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). https://entomology.si.edu/coleoptera/hispines/PDFs_2015_updates/Aproidini_2015.pdf
2. Chaboo, C. S. 2007. Biology and phylogeny of Cassidinae Gyllenhal (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 305: 1–250.