Biology:Phyllophaga obsoleta

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Short description: Species of beetle

Phyllophaga obsoleta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phyllophaga
Species:
P. obsoleta
Binomial name
Phyllophaga obsoleta
(Blanchard, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phytalus longicornis Ancylonycha longicornis
  • Burmeister, 1855 Blackwelder, 1944
  • Burmeister, 1855 Phytalus oxypygus
  • Phytalus laevigatus Burmeister, 1855
  • Phyllophaga mecocera Blanchard, 1851
  • Schaeffer, 1927 Phytalus vanalleri

Phyllophaga obsoleta is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Phyllophaga obsoleta:

  • Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
  • Phyllophaga obsoleta vanalleri (Schaeffer, 1927)
  • Phyllophaga obsoleta vanelleri

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14856309 entry