Crepidodera violacea Melsheimer, 1847** Map 20

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1890°N, 67.6766°W, 8.VI.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R. Webster, flood plain forest, beating foliage of Prunus virginiana (10, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Parry (1986) reported Crepidodera violacea from Crataegu s and Prunus, including choke cherry ( Prunus virginiana L.). Other host plants reported by Clark et al. (2004) known to occur in New Brunswick are Amelanchier, pin cherry ( Prunus pensylvanica L.), and black cherry ( Prunus serotina Ehrh.). Adults from New Brunswick were collected by beating foliage of choke cherry during June.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB (LeSage 1991).