Cassida nobilis, Linnaeus, 1758

Świętojańska, Jolanta & Belczyk, Ewa, 2021, A comparative study of the immature stages of closely related species Cassida pfefferi Sekerka, 2006, Cassida nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 and Cassida vittata Villers 1789 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini), Zootaxa 4942 (4), pp. 451-500 : 493

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4942.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4644545
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scientific name	Cassida nobilis
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Pupa of Cassida nobilis View in CoL

( Figs 198 – 201 View FIGURES 198–201 )

Measurements (n=4) are presented in Table 7 View TABLE 7 Body oval. Living specimens light green without any pattern. Pupae preserved in alcohol yellow ( Figs 198– 201 View FIGURES 198–201 ).

Anterior margin of pronotum regularly rounded. Lateral margins of pronotum in front of basal angles straight. Pronotum with regularly distributed marginal processes. Six of these processes are distinctly stouter than remainder, four of them are also the longest and covered with few fine lateral processes ( Figs 198–201 View FIGURES 198–201 ). Each marginal process of pronotum armed with short sensillum but four the longest processes have sensilla in form of pointed setae distinctly longer than blunt sensilla of remainder.

Pro-, meso-and metanotum without lateral scoli. Margin of pronotum with mostly short projections distributed regularly along margin except for two projections on each anterior side which are distinctly stouter and longer (approximately three times) than remainder, moreover projections placed on posterior angles are two times longer.

Abdominal segments I–V with leaf-like lateral scoli which are gradually shortened posterad, these scoli are distinctly visible in dorsal as well as ventral view. Scoli of segments VI – VIII short, in form of simple processes. Segment IX with two short processes at posterior border.

Abdomen with 7 pairs of spiracles; spiracles of first pair the most elevated and with the greatest diameter; diameter and elevation of all spiracles slightly decrease posteriorly, 7 th pair hardly visible.

Exuvium of last instar larva remains attached to abdominal segments VI – IX of pupa ( Figs 198, 199 View FIGURES 198–201 ).