Aspidimorpha dorsata explained

Aspidimorpha dorsata, is a species of leaf beetle widely distributed in South Asia and South East Asia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

Body length is about 8 to 10 mm. Body sub-circular. Two variations can occur as continental morph and insular morph. Insular populations lack a humeral spot on the elytral explanate margin. There are dark markings on the disc of the elytra. The continental populations have the humeral spot. Elytral disc is uniformly yellow.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Tortoise beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) of Tripura, northeastern India with some new additions . 2021-09-21 . Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012.
2. Dinh . Nguyen Thi . 2020-10-01 . The dna barcoding data and genetic distance of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Vietnam . 2021-09-21 . Academia Journal of Biology . 42 . 4 . 10.15625/2615-9023/v42n4.15124. 236812605 . free .
3. 2010-01-01 . Mechanisms of karyotype differentiation in Cassidinae sensu lato (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Chrysomelidae) based on seven species of the Brazilian fauna and an overview of the cytogenetic data . 2021-09-21 . Micron . 26–38 . en . 10.1016/j.micron.2009.07.013. De Julio . Milena . Fernandes . Flávia Rodrigues . Costa . Cleide . Almeida . Mara Cristina . Cella . Doralice Maria . 41 . 1 . 19747835 .
4. Web site: New records of Asian and Australopapuan tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) . 2021-09-21 . Genus: Vol. 20(3), 435-484. Wroclaw, 15 X 2009.
5. Web site: Fabrician types of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) deposited in the Natural History Museum, London . 2021-09-21 . ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Published 15.xii.2014 Volume 54(2), pp. 657–684.