Phaedon uinta Clark and Gilbert, new species, is described from Utah and Colorado, USA, and placed in the subgenus Phaedon Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1823. The adult host is Lepidium eastwoodiae Wooten (Brassicaceae). Illustrations are provided for P. uinta and for the similar species Phaedon purpureus (Linell, 1897). A diagnostic key is provided to facilitate identification of the Phaedon species north of Mexico.
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25 March 2019
A New Species of Phaedon Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1823 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from Utah and Colorado, USA
Shawn M. Clark,
Arthur J. Gilbert
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 73 • No. 1
March 2019
Vol. 73 • No. 1
March 2019
leaf beetles
Lepidium eastwoodiae
Nearctic
taxonomy