Cassida viridipennis Boheman, 1854
Cassida viridipennis Boheman, 1854: 394 (LT! in NRS!, PLT! in ZMHU!), 1856: 129, 1862: 307; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3659; Spaeth, 1928 b: 9; Shaw, 1956 a: 271; Heron and Borowiec, 1997: 632; Borowiec, 1999 d: 294, 2005 e: 128; Heron, 2003 b: 34; Borowiec & Świetojańska, 2022: 173 (colour photo).
Cassida (Cassida) viridipennis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 119, 1924: 333.
Cassida viridipennis ab. togata Spaeth, 1928 b: 9 (ST! in BMNH, MM!).
Odontionycha neglecta Weise, 1900 b: 216 (ST! in ZMHU!); Spaeth, 1928 b: 9 (as syn. of viridipennis).
Cassida (Cassida) neglecta: Spaeth, 1914 g: 119.
Host plants: Amaranthaceae: Achyropsis avicularis, Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthus hybridus, A. spinosus, A. viridis, Celosia argentea, C. cristata, Cyathula cylindrica, C. uncinulata, Pupalia lappacea (Heron and Borowiec, 1997); Chenopodiaceae: Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium album, Rhagodia parabolica (Heron and Borowiec, 1997).
Distr.: viridipennis: Caffraria; Caput Bonae Spei; neglecta: Mombo; togata: Pondoland: St. John. Kenya; Mozambique; Namibia; Somalia; South Africa; Tanzania; Zaire; Zimbabwe.
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