Cassida exilis Boheman, 1854
Cassida exilis Boheman, 1854: 407 (TE in MNHN), 1856: 132, 1862: 329; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3653; Spaeth, 1914 d: 559; Maulik, 1919: 371; Verma, 1988: 2; Borowiec and Takizawa, 1991: 640; Borowiec, 1996 b: 21, 1999 d: 250, 2001 e: 516; Kalaichelvan et al., 2004: 92; Kalaichelvan and Verma, 2005: 1840; Borowiec and Świętojańska, 2007: 287; Sultan et al., 2008: 96 (host plants); Borowiec and Sekerka, 2010: 373.
Cassida (Cassida) exilis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 113.
Cassida (Crepidaspis) exilis: Ghate et al. 2003: 526.
Cassida (Taiwania) sp. 2: Takizawa, 1980: 21 (larva, pupa incl. fig.).
Host plant: Amaranthaceae: Alternanthera sessilis, Amaranthus paniculatus, Achyranthes aspera (Ghate et al., 2003); Alternanthera sessilis, A. tenella, Amaranthus bilitum, A. philoxeroides, A. simplex, Celosia argentea (Kalaichelvan et al., 2004); Lamiaceae: Leucas lanata (Takizawa, 1980); Meliaceae: Melingtonia hartensis (Kalaichelvan et al., 2004); Amaranthus viridis, Celosia cristata, Digera muricata (Sultan et al., 2008).
Distr.: Pondicherry, Indiae orientalis. India: Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; Pakistan.
figure: habitus in colour (two forms)