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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Chrysomelidae Sub Family   Cassidinae Description   tortoise beetles; a sub-family of the Chrysomelidae Background to Family   Generally hemi-spherical, green beetles that are able to retract their appendages beneath the flanged pronotum and elytra. They are external leaf feeders, as camouflaged larvae and adults, on a range of herbaceous dicots (especially Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Chenopodiaceae). Of the 14 species, many are scarce.     No. taxa in DBIF   _ No. interactions   _ % interactions with British data   _ No. records   _ % taxa with British data   _ Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, or for misspellings. New material added from Cox, 2007 (Atlas of the seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland. Pisces Publications, UK).; ; Notes on Sources   Please see sources at the family level; Please see sources at the family level; Please see sources at the family level Most recent source   2007 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.