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Feeding Preference and Performance ofMetriona elatior(Klug) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an Oligophagous Cassidine Beetle that Feeds onSolanumL. (Solanaceae) in Southern Brazil

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Boligon, Danessa Schardong, Moreira, Gilson Rudinei Pires (2013): Feeding Preference and Performance ofMetriona elatior(Klug) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an Oligophagous Cassidine Beetle that Feeds onSolanumL. (Solanaceae) in Southern Brazil. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 591-599, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.591, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.591

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