''Hemisphaerota'' is a genus in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles and 'hispines') in the family

Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Hemisphaerota''. Hemisphaerota cyanea P1010623a

Biology and morphology has been studied. The distribution range is circum-Caribbean.Waite, Evan W.*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2021. Aruba is a new country record for Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say, 1824) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hemisphaerotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 330–333.

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These 10 species belong to the genus ''Hemisphaerota'': * ''

Hemisphaerota besckei ''Hemisphaerota'' is a genus in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles and 'hispines') in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Hemisphaerota''. Biology and morphology has been studied. The distribution range is ...

'' (Boheman, 1850) * ''

Hemisphaerota cyanea ''Hemisphaerota cyanea'', known generally as palmetto tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Other names include the Florida tortoise beetle and iridescent blue chrysomelid beetle. It is native to the southeast ...

'' (Say, 1824) (palmetto tortoise beetle) * '' Hemisphaerota fallax'' (Suffrian, 1868) * '' Hemisphaerota flavipes'' Zayas, 1989 * '' Hemisphaerota gundlachi'' (Boheman, 1862) * '' Hemisphaerota materna'' Zayas, 1952 * '' Hemisphaerota mulsanti'' (Boheman, 1856) * '' Hemisphaerota palmarum'' (Boheman, 1856) * '' Hemisphaerota quadrimaculata'' Blake * '' Hemisphaerota xanthocera'' (Boheman, 1850)

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