Hispinae

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For the jumping spider subfamily formerly called Hispinae, see Hisponinae.
Hispinae

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Hispinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Stephens, 1831
Tribes
  • Alurnini
  • Aproidini
  • Arescini
  • Basiprionotini
  • Cassidini
  • Cephaloleiini
  • Chalepini
  • Cryptonychini
  • Delocraniini
  • Dorynotini
  • Epistictini
  • Hemisphaerotini
  • Hispini
  • Ischyrosonychini
  • Leptispini
  • Mesomphaliini
  • Notosacanthini
  • Omocerini
  • Oncocephalini
  • Prosopodontini
  • Sceloenoplini
  • Spilophorini
  • Uroplatini

The Hispinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It includes both the traditional Hispines plus the former "cassidines", now split up within the Hispinae, including the tribe Cassidini, with a total of over 125 genera in numerous tribes.

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