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Plagiometriona emarcida (Boheman, Citation1855) and Plagiometriona forcipata (Boheman, Citation1855) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), a single species differing in larval performance and adult phenotype

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Pages 891-904 | Received 05 May 2009, Accepted 01 Dec 2009, Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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