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The biology of the paropsine eucalyptus beetles of Australia

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Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae

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The paropsine beetles of Australia are one of the most spectacular and extraordinarily varied groups of insects, and display a bewildering variety of morphological characteristics and behaviour. It is a very large group comprising some 450 closely related species; many more are still awaiting description.

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Selman, B.J. (1994). The biology of the paropsine eucalyptus beetles of Australia. In: Jolivet, P.H., Cox, M.L., Petitpierre, E. (eds) Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae. Series Entomologica, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1781-4_43

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