Citation:

HE Fernando. 1967. Insect pests of rice in Ceylon. Pages 575-589. In: MD Pathak and AA Muka (editors). Major Insect Pests of the Rice Plant. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 729 p. Chapter 31.

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