Cassida sphaerula Boheman, 1854

Cassida Sphaerula Boheman, 1854: 434 (HT! in ZMHU!), 1856: 136, 1862: 335; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3658; Heron and Borowiec, 1997: 631.; Adam et al. 2022: 1-23 (natural history); Borowiec & Świetojańska, 2022: 151 (colour photo).

Cassida (Cassida) sphaerula: Spaeth, 1914 g: 119.

Cassida Hottentotta Boheman, 1854: 435 (HT in NRS), 1856: 136, 1862: 335; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3654; Spaeth, 1914 g: 119 (as syn. of sphaerula).

Host plant: Asteraceae: Arctotheca calendula (Heron and Borowiec, 1997); Arctotheca prostrata (Adam et al., 2022: 4).

Distr.: sphaerula: Caput Bonae Spei; hottentotta: Africa meridionalis . South Africa: Cape; Transvaal; Zululand.

figure: habitus in colour

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