Helocassis

Helocassis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There at least seven described species in Helocassis, found in Central and North America.[1][2]

Helocassis
Helocassis clavata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Genus: Helocassis
Spaeth, 1952

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Helocassis:

  • Helocassis clavata (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Helocassis crucipennis (Boheman, 1855)
  • Helocassis distorta (Boheman, 1855)
  • Helocassis flavorugosa (Boheman, 1855)
  • Helocassis flexuosa (Boheman, 1855)
  • Helocassis incurva (Boheman, 1855)
  • Helocassis testudinaria (Boheman, 1855)

References

  1. "Helocassis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "Helocassis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.


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