The Mesomphaliini are a tribe of tortoise beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1840;Hope FW (1841 "1840"). The coleopterist's manual, part the third, containing various families, genera, and species, of beetles, recorded by Linneus and Fabricius. Also, descriptions of newly discovered and unpublished insects. London: J.C. Bridgewater and Bowdery & Kerby. 191 pp. + 3 pls.Borowiec L (1999) A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologica Silesiae, Wrocław, 476 pp. however, some authorities place the genera in the tribe name Stolaini .BioLib.cz: tribus Stolaini Hincks, 1952 (retrieved 11 August 2025)
Species are mostly found in the Americas, especially the Neotropical realm, but some may occur elsewhere: for example, Chelymorpha and Stolas have representatives in Europe, with Cyrtonota in Japan.
Genera The Catalogue of LifeCatalogue of Life: Mesomphaliini Hope, 1840 (retrieved 2 November 2025) includes:
Acromis Amythra Anacassis Anepsiomorpha Botanochara Chelymorpha Convexocoleus Cyrtonota Echoma Elytrogona Eutheria Hilarocassis Mesomphalia Nebraspis Ogdoecosta Omaspides Paraselenis Phytodectoidea Poecilaspidella Stoiba Stolas Terpsis Trilaccodea Xenicomorpha Zatrephina
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