Cassida (kasida)

[NL., C Black-legged Tortoise-beetle ( Ca ida nigripes). a, larva; b, larva, cleaned and enlarged; c, pupa. (Vertical lines show natural sizes.) IMG:content-3230.png:[blocks in formation] -2. In conch., a genus of bas ommatophorous pulmonate gas gastropods, of the family Auriculida, having a squarish body-whorl, very short spire, and toothed lips. The species inhabit the sea-shores of the Indo-Pacific region. Also Ca idulus; Latreille, 1825. Ca idulidæl (kas-i-dū'li-dē), n. pl. [NL., Ca idula auris-felis. Ca idulidæ (kas-i-dūʻli-dē), n. pl. [NL., Ca idulus + -idœ .] A family of proboscis-bearing pectin i branchiate gastropods, typified by the genus Ca idulus . They are characterized by a long neck and small head, tentacles small and near the end of the head, and teeth on the lingual ribbon in 3 rows, the central moderately broad, and the lateral versatile and bidentate; the shell is pear-shaped or obconic, and with a produced canal. The species are inhabitants of tropical seas. nilicorn beetles, giving name to the family Cas- Ca idulus (ka-sid'ū-lus), n. [NL., ca is sididal; the tortoise-beetles. (ca id-), a helmet.] 1. A name of a genus of