Two foreign tortoise beetles newly recorded from the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) [Aspidomorpha probably transparipennis, Metriona tuberculata]

Single collections each of two foreign species of tortoise beetles raise the possibility that these might now be established in continental United States: Aspidomorpha probably transparipennis (Motschulsky) and Metriona tuberculata (Fab.). Host plants for both species include members of the Convolulaceae. Therefore these beetles assume potential importance, either as pests of sweet potato or as agents for the biological control of bindweed.