title: On the genus Limnocassis Spaeth, with description of two new species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).
abstract: Limnocassis compacta sp. nov. and L. regularis sp. nov. are described from South Africa. They are well distinguished from Limnocassis pumilio (Boheman, 1854), the only known species in the genus, in fine and mostly regular elytral punctation. Colour photographs of all species and new distribution data for L. pumilio are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland.; Email: cassidae@biol.uni.wroc.pl.
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borowiec
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic.; Email: sagrinae@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Lukáš
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sekerka
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013019:South Africa