Five newly recorded species of genus Cassida from Northeast China with one new record species from China

Abstract

This paper reported five newly recorded species of genus Cassida (Cassida mandli Spaeth, Cassida nobilis Linnaeus, Cassida piperata Hope, Cassida velaris Weise, Cassida amurensis (Kraatz)) in Provinces of Northeast China, and one Cassidinae species (Cassida flaveola Thunberg) newly recorded in China. All the specimens examined are deposited in insect collection at Northeast Forestry University, China. Brief diagnosis of new record species and a key to species of genus Cassida in Northeast China were also provided

Keywords

Cassidinae / Cassida / taxonomy / Northeast China / new record species

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