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A review of the genus Chelobasis Gray, 1832 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Department of Entomology, MRC 187, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, UNITED STATES
Coleoptera Chelobasis Chrysomelidae Cassidinae key to species

Abstract

The genus Chelobasis Gray, 1832 is reviewed. Four species are recognized. A key to the species is presented. The literature is summarized and each species is illustrated.

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