title: Monoxia obesula Blake, 1939, a species native to the U.S.A. and adventive to Sardinia, Italy (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini).
abstract: Monoxia obesula Blake, 1939, a species native to North America, is newly found in Sardinia, Italy. This discovery constitutes the first report of the species from Europe, as well as the first report from outside of the U.S.A. The species is redescribed and illustrated, and errors in the original description are corrected. Host plants are species of Atriplex and Chenopodium occurring in saline habitats.
authors.affiliation: Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, U.S.A.; Email: shawn_clark@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Shawn M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Via del Pozzetto 1, 09126 Cagliari (CA), Sardinia, Italy.; Email: andrearattu@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rattu
authors.affiliation: Via Zeffiro 8, 09126 Cagliari (CA), Sardinia, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cillo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D058865:Introduced Species; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D014481:United States