Aethiopocassis suspiciosa (Weise, 1903)
Cassida suspiciosa Weise, 1903: 223 (HT! in ZMHU!); Spaeth, 1906: 398; Jolivet, 1957: 51.
Cassida (Cassida) suspiciosa: Spaeth, 1914 g: 117.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) suspiciosa: Spaeth, 1924: 329.
Aethiopocassis suspiciosa: Spaeth, 1934 b: 390; Borowiec, 1985 b: 239, 1999 d: 233; Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 56 (colour photo).
Cassida suspiciosa var. connexa Weise, 1906: 59 (HT! in ZMHU!); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Cassida (Cassida) suspiciosa ab. connexa: Spaeth, 1914 g: 117.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) suspiciosa ssp. connexa: Spaeth, 1924: 329.
Aethiopocassis suspiciosa ssp. connexa: Spaeth, 1934 b: 390.
Cassida suspiciosa ab. picturata Spaeth, 1906 a: 388 (ST! in MM!, BMNH); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (unavailable name).
Cassida (Cassida) suspiciosa ab. picturata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 117.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) suspiciosa ab. picturata: Spaeth, 1924: 329.
Aethiopocassis suspiciosa ssp. picturata: Spaeth, 1934 b: 390.
Aethiopocassis suspiciosa ab. picturata: Shaw, 1961: 34.
Aethiopocassis suspiciosa ssp. flavofemorata Spaeth, 1934 b: 390 (ST! in MM!); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Cassida manubialis Spaeth, 1906 a: 385 (LT! in ZMHU!, PLT! in ZMHU!, MM!); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Cassida (Cassida) manubialis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 117.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) manubialis: Spaeth, 1924: 330.
Aethiopocassis manubialis: Shaw, 1961: 33; Borowiec, 1999 d: 230.
Cassida decipiens Spaeth, 1906 a: 389 (ST! in BMNH!, MM!); Maulik, 1916: 587; Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Aethiopocassis rhodesiana: Świętojańska, 2004 a: 421-426 (larva, misidentification).
Cassida (Cassida) decipiens: Spaeth, 1914 g: 116.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) decipiens: Spaeth, 1924: 330.
Aethiopocassis decipiens: Shaw, 1956 a: 272; Borowiec, 1999 d: 230.
Cassida (Aethiopocassis) Maynéi Spaeth, 1933 a: 351 (ST! in MRAC!, MM!); Shaw, 1961: 33 (as syn. of manubialis); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Aethiopocassis maynéi: Spaeth, 1934 b: 390; Borowiec, 1999 d: 231.
Aethiopocassis maynei ssp. biramosa Spaeth, 1934: 390 (ST! in MRAC!, MM!); Shaw, 1961: 33 (as syn. of manubialis); Borowiec & Świętojańska 2018: 57 (as syn. of A. suspiciosa).
Host plant: Acanthaceae: Thunbergia lancifolia (H. Heron letter inf.).
Distr.: suspiciosa: Deutsch-Ostafrika; connexa: Uhehe; picturata: Afr. or. brit.: Nyassaland (Nyika-Mts, Kondowe to Karonga), Fwambo; Africa or. Germ.: Kassongo, Langenburg; flavofemorata: Katanga: Elisabethville; manubialis: Kigonsera; decipiens: Mashonaland; maynei: Tanganyika: Albertville; biramosa: Baudouinville, Kivu: Katana. S Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania; SE Zaire; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
figure: habitus in colour (typical forms)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. picturata and ab. connexa)
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figure: habitus in colour (ab. manubialis - type)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. manubialis - aberrations)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. decipiens)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. maynei - type)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. maynei - aberrations)
figure: habitus in colour (ab. biramosa)
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