Hemisphaerota is a genus in the subfamily Cassidinae (tortoise beetles and 'hispines') in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 10 described species in Hemisphaerota. Biology and morphology has been studied.Chaboo, C.S., & T. Nguyen. 2004. Immatures of Hemisphaerota palmarum (Boheman), with a discussion of the caudal process and shield architecture in the tribe Hemisphaerotini (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). New Contributions in Biology of the Chrysomelidae: 171–184. The distribution range is circum-Caribbean.Waite, Evan W.*, & Caroline S. Chaboo. 2021. Aruba is a new country record for Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say, 1824) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hemisphaerotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 330–333.
Species These 10 species belong to the genus Hemisphaerota: Hemisphaerota besckei (Boheman, 1850) Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say, 1824) (palmetto tortoise beetle) Hemisphaerota fallax (Suffrian, 1868) Hemisphaerota flavipes Zayas, 1989 Hemisphaerota gundlachi (Boheman, 1862) Hemisphaerota materna Zayas, 1952 Hemisphaerota mulsanti (Boheman, 1856) Hemisphaerota palmarum (Boheman, 1856) Hemisphaerota quadrimaculata Blake Hemisphaerota xanthocera (Boheman, 1850)
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