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Aproidini
Aproidini is a tribe of tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as ...) with three recognized species. It is a monophyletic tribe, found most closely related to Eurispini and Exothispini.Chaboo, C. S. 2007. Biology and phylogeny of Cassidinae Gyllenhal (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 305: 1–250. The known host plant is '' Eustrephus latifolius'' R. Br. Ex Ker-Gawl. Species *'' Aproida'' ** '' Aproida cribata'' Lea 1929 ** '' Aproida balyi'' Pascoe 1863 ** '' Aproida monteithi'' Samuelson 1989 References Cassidinae {{Cassidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassidinae
The Cassidinae (tortoise and leaf-mining beetles) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as to give them the common name of tortoise beetles. Some members, such as in the tribe Hispini, are notable for the spiny outgrowths to the pronotum and elytra. Description The "cassidoids" have a rounded outline with the edges of the pronotum and elytra expanded, spreading out to cover the legs and head. They are often colourful and metallic, with ornate sculpturing; a few species have the ability to change the colour due to water movements within the translucent cuticle. All members of the subfamily have the mouthparts reduced into a cavity in the head capsule, the legs have four segmented tarsi. The hispoids have larvae that are leaf miners, while the cassidoids feed on the plant surfaces, sometimes covering their bodies with faecal shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustrephus Latifolius
''Eustrephus'' is a monotypic genus in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. ''Eustrephus latifolius'', commonly named wombat berry, is the sole species of evergreen vines which grow naturally in Malesia, the Pacific Islands and eastern Australia. They grow in sclerophyll forest, woodland, heathlands, shrublands, gallery forest and on the margins of and in rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...s. They have leaves with lamina variable in shape, elliptic to linear, long and wide. All leaf veins are equally distinct. Flowers are pink to mauve or white. The yellow-orange, globose, capsules of diameter contain numerous black seeds set in a white aril. The variation in the shapes of the leaves has resulted in the creation of numerous infraspecifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |