Phaedon (genus)

Phaedon is a genus of Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles).[1]

Phaedon
Phaedon armoraciae (Linneus, 1758)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Genus:	Phaedon Latreille, 1829

These 16 species belong to the genus Phaedon:

• Phaedon armoraciae (Linnaeus, 1758) ^{i c g b}
• Phaedon brassicae Baly, 1874 ^g
• Phaedon cochleariae (Fabricius, 1792) ^g
• Phaedon conannus (Stephens) ^g
• Phaedon concinnus (Stephens, 1831) ^g
• Phaedon cyanescens Stål, 1860 ^{i c g b}
• Phaedon desotonis Balsbaugh, 1983 ^{i c g b} (desoto leaf beetle)
• Phaedon fulvescens Weise ^g
• Phaedon laevigatus (Duftschmid, 1825) ^{i c g b} (watercress leaf beetle)
• Phaedon menthae Wollaston, 1864 ^g
• Phaedon oviformis (J. L. LeConte, 1861) ^{i c g b}
• Phaedon prasinellus (J. L. LeConte, 1861) ^{i c g b}
• Phaedon purpureus (Linell, 1898) ^{i c g b}
• Phaedon salicinus (Herr, 1845) ^g
• Phaedon tumidulus (Germar, 1824) ^g
• Phaedon viridis F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 ^{i c g b} (watercress leaf beetle)

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Gallery

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  Phaedon armoraciae
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  Phaedon pyritosus (Rossi, 1792)
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  Phaedon cochleariae

References

1. "Phaedon Latreille, 1829". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
2. "Phaedon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
3. "Browse Phaedon". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
4. "Phaedon". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
5. "Phaedon Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

External links

• Images of some Phaedon species at BugGuide.net