A new species of Phaedon Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1823 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from Utah and Colorado, USA.
By Clark, S.M. and A.J. Gilbert.
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Clark, S.M. and A.J. Gilbert. 2019. A new species of Phaedon Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1823 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from Utah and Colorado, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 73(1):193-199.
Abstract
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).