Epistictina
Genus of tortoise beetles
| Epistictina | |
|---|---|
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| Epistictina viridimaculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Basiprionotini |
| 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
- ^ Hincks, W.D. (1950). "Some nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomelidæ ( Col. ). No. 3, Cassidinæ". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (30): 506–512. doi:10.1080/00222935008654075. ISSN 0374-5481.
- ^ Maulik, Samarendra (1919). Fauna of British India. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 318.
