A subfamily of cassidid beetles within the family Cassididae, representing a major grouping of tortoise beetles.
Scientific Latin subfamily name from cassida plus -inae, the standard suffix for subfamilies in biological nomenclature.
Taxonomists keep reorganizing these insects as DNA testing reveals surprising relationships—what looked like one group of beetles turned out to be three completely different families!
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