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Redescription of Cassena sasajii Kimoto, 1969 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
Cassena sasajii adult specimens and field photographs. (A) Female, dorsal view, (B) Ditto, ventral view, (C)Ditto, ventral view, (D) Host plant, Desmodium sequax, (E) Adult feeding leaves of Pueraria montana, (F) Pueraria montana, and (G) Overwintering adults becoming active as temperature increased.
Author:Chi-Feng Lee
Abstract:
The single species within the genus Cassena occurring in Taiwan, C. sasajii Kimoto, 1969, is redescribed. Depositories of types of the species are reported. Diagnostic characters of both sexes are illustrated, including antennae, aedeagus, gonocoxae, spermatheca, ventrite V in males, and ventrite VIII in females. Host plants, distributional information, and overwintering behavior of adults are provided.
Key words:Leaf beetles, Taxonomy, Host plant, Fabaceae
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