Craspedonta

Craspedonta
Craspedonta leayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Basiprionotini
Genus: Craspedonta
Chevrolat, 1836
Synonyms[1]
  • Callipepla Agassiz, 1846
  • Calopepla Hope, 1840

Craspedonta is a genus of Asian leaf beetles in the tribe Basiprionotini; it was erected by Louis Chevrolat in 1836.[2] Species have been recorded from India, Indochina and Hainan island.[1]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[1] lists:

  • Craspedonta andrewesi (Weise, 1897)
  • Craspedonta laotica Swietojanska & Borowiec, 2000
  • Craspedonta leayana (Latreille, 1807) – type species (as Imatidium leayanum Latreille, 1807)
  • Craspedonta levis Borowiec, 1993
  • Craspedonta mouhoti (Baly, 1863)
  • Craspedonta obscura (Weise, 1897)

References

  1. ^ a b c Global Biodiversity Information Facility: genus Craspedonta Chevrolat, 1836 (retrieved 25 August 2025)
  2. ^ Chevrolat LAA: in Dejean PFMA (1836) Catalogue Des Coléoptères De La Collection De M. Le Comte Dejean (2nd Edition, 1833-1836, Fasc. 5) [367].
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