1987] 
Windsor — Tortoise beetle, Acromis sparsa 
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Munroe kindly identified Schacodontia. I am also indebted to M. 
Hasbrouck for the drawings and to C. Windsor for the maternal 
care of our offspring while I was in the field. 
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