Mesomphaliini
Tribe of beetles
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The Mesomphaliini are a tribe of tortoise beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1840;[2][3] however, some authorities place the genera in the tribe name Stolaini Hincks, 1952.[1]
| Mesomphaliini | |
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| Mesomphalia turrita | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Mesomphaliini Hope, 1840 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species are mostly found in the Americas, especially the Neotropical realm, but some may occur elsewhere: for example, Chelymorpha and Stolas have representatives in Europe, with Cyrtonota in Japan.
Genera
The Catalogue of Life[4] includes:
- Acromis Chevrolat, 1836
- Amythra Spaeth, 1913
- Anacassis Spaeth, 1913
- Anepsiomorpha Spaeth, 1913
- Botanochara Dejean, 1836
- Chelymorpha Chevrolat, 1836
- Convexocoleus Shin, 2013
- Cyrtonota Chevrolat, 1836
- Echoma Chevrolat, 1836
- Elytrogona Chevrolat, 1836
- Eutheria Spaeth, 1909
- Hilarocassis Spaeth, 1913
- Mesomphalia Hope, 1839
- Nebraspis Spaeth, 1913
- Ogdoecosta Spaeth, 1909
- Omaspides Chevrolat, 1836
- Paraselenis Spaeth, 1913
- Phytodectoidea Spaeth, 1909
- Poecilaspidella Spaeth, 1913
- Stoiba Spaeth, 1909
- Stolas Billberg, 1820
- Terpsis Spaeth, 1913
- Trilaccodea Spaeth, 1902
- Xenicomorpha Spaeth, 1913
- Zatrephina Spaeth, 1909
