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Callispini
Callispa elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Callispini
Chapuis, 1875
Genera

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Callispini is a tribe of mostly African and Asian leaf beetles within the subfamily Cassidinae;[1] it was erected by Félicien Chapuis in 1875.[2]

Genera

  • Amblispa Baly, 1858 - Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka
  • Callispa Baly, 1858 - Africa and Asia
  • Hispodonta Baly, 1858 - SE Asia
  • Pseudocallispa Uhmann, 1931 - monotypic, Philippines
  • Echinocallispa Zhang et al., 1994
    • Echinocallispa flavida Zhang et al., 1994, a Miocene fossil described from Shandong, China.[3]

References

  1. ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Callispini Chapuis 1875" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ Chapuis F (1875) Tome onzième. Famille des phytophages. In: Lacordaire JT & Chapuis F (eds) Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 420 pp.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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