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Flea Beetle - Systena blanda
Copyright © 2006 Steve Nanz

Flea Beetle - Systena blanda
Westford, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 4, 2006
A Flea Beetle? Something in the genus Systena perhaps?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 9 October, 2006 - 3:48am
Last updated 15 July, 2010 - 7:03am

Moved
Moved from Systena elongata.
… Steve Nanz, 1 September, 2008 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

Systena
yes... a species in the genus Systena
… Rob Westerduijn, 12 October, 2006 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Systena elongata
using Downie and Arnett (1) this appears to key straightforward to S. elongata (although the red head is somewhat troubling) No other Systena lists makes sense.

see CedarCreek image http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/024107121ap.html
… Tim Moyer, 13 October, 2006 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Systena blanda
using the same key I come to Systena blanda. The pronotum and head are light in my opinion (not black as in elongata); there is some frass on the pronotum but is basically yellowish brown with darker borders as typical for blanda
… Rob Westerduijn, 15 August, 2008 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both.
Thank you both.
… Steve Nanz, 13 October, 2006 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

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