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A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India

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Gupta, Devanshu, Ghosh, Priyanka, Wani, Irtiza, Bhunia, Debika, Sonali, Shipra, Kumar, Vivek (2025): A comprehensive checklist and geographic distribution of Tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 543-600, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.543, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.543

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