Hemisphaerotini
Tribe of beetles
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Hemisphaerotini is a Neotropical tribe of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 2 genera and more than 40 described species in Hemisphaerotini.[1][2][3]
| Hemisphaerotini | |
|---|---|
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| Hemisphaerota cyanea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Hemisphaerotini Monrós & Viana, 1951 |
The eggs, larvae and pupae have been described.[4]
Genera
These two genera belong to the tribe Hemisphaerotini:
- Hemisphaerota Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Spaethiella Barber & Bridwell, 1940