Hope-1840

Guides

  • Imatidiini

    Imatidiini is a tribe of leaf beetles within the subfamily Cassidinae, established by Frederick William Hope in 1840. Members of this tribe are found primarily in the Americas and Asia. The tribe includes genera such as Calliaspis, whose immature stages were described for the first time in 2017. Some species within the tribe are associated with bromeliads and exhibit leaf-scraping feeding behavior.