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First descriptions of immatures for Megistops (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) in a new host-plant family, with notes on life history and redescription of M. vandepolli Duvivier *

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Linzmeier, Adelita M., Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S., Moura, Luciano A. (2007): First descriptions of immatures for Megistops (Boheman) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) in a new host-plant family, with notes on life history and redescription of M. vandepolli Duvivier *. Zootaxa 1615: 55-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179068

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