Biology:Epistictina

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Short description: Genus of tortoise beetles

Epistictina
Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) 15 mm (22048037230).jpg
Epistictina viridimaculata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Genus: Epistictina
Hincks, 1950
Type species
Epistictia viridimaculata
Boheman, 1850

Epistictina is a genus of tortoise beetle found in Asia. There are about 5 species in the genus.[1][2]

  • Epistictina fulvonigra Maulik, 1913 - Burma
  • Epistictina perplexa Baly, 1863 - Thailand, Vietnam
  • Epistictina reicheana (Guérin, 1844) - Sri Lanka, India, Nepal
  • Epistictina viridimaculata (Boheman, 1850) - India to Vietnam
  • Epistictina weisei (Spaeth, 1914) - western India

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2278171 entry