Hispinae

Taxobox
name = Hispinae

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo = Polyphaga
superfamilia = Chrysomeloidea
familia = Chrysomelidae
subfamilia = Hispinae
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =
*Alurnini
*Aproidini
*Arescini
*Basiprionotini
*Cassidini
*Cephaloleiini
*Chalepini
*Cryptonychini
*Delocraniini
*Dorynotini
*Epistictini
*Hemisphaerotini
*Hispini
*Ischyrosonychini
*Leptispini
*Mesomphaliini
*Notosacanthini
*Omocerini
*Oncocephalini
*Prosopodontini
*Sceloenoplini
*Spilophorini
*Uroplatini

The Hispinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It includes both the traditional Hispines plus the former "cassidines", now split up within the Hispinae, including the tribe Cassidini, with a total of over 125 genera in numerous tribes.

External Links

* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/potato/tortoise_beetle.htm "Chelymorpha cribraria", tortoise beetle ] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/palms/hemisphaerota_cyanea.htm "Hemisphaerota cyanea", palmetto tortoise beetle] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site