Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini)


	Re-construction of faeces on exuvio-faecal shield in Experiment 2 with Cassida sphaerula Boheman, 1853 (Cassidini) 77 instar I (~ 2 mm long) before shield construction 78 instar II at time 0 with faeces removed (scraped off) 79 after 2 hours, dorsal view 80 after four hours, dorsal view 81 after 23 hours 82 after 48 hours (photographs: S. Adam, September 2021).

Part of: Chaboo CS, Adam S, Nishida K, Schletzbaum L (2023) Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 9. ZooKeys 1177: 87-146. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1177.102600