Biology of the Australian tortoise beetle Trachymela tincticollis (Blackburn) (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelini: Paropsina), a defoliator of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae), in South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-123

  Tribe, G D ^a   Cillie J J ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australian tortoise beetle; biology; Eucalyptus; Paropsina; Trachymela tincticollis

Indexed keywords

TRACHYMELA TINCTICOLLIS;

EID: 0030967285     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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