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Polyphylla Variolosa
''Polyphylla variolosa'', the variegated June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre .... It is found in North America. It is reddish-brown and a little over two centimeters long. The club ends of the antennae are longer in the males than the females, and have seven antennomeres. Its habitat is sandy soils primarily near the Great Lakes and coastal regions from Quebec south to Virginia. References Further reading * * Polyphylla Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1830 {{Melolonthinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly treated as subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Catalog of Life (2023). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles; most are brown or black in colour, but many, generally species that are diurnally active, have bright metallic colours, measuring between . The antenna (biology), antennae of most species superficially seem to be knobbed (capitate), but the several segments comprising the head of the antenna are, as a rule, lamellate: they extend laterally into plates called lamella (zoology), lamellae that they usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyphylla
''Polyphylla'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and orchards with most being identified by white elytra scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the larvae hatch and burrow down to the roots on which they will feed. They reach maturity in two to three years. Species These 85 species belong to the genus ''Polyphylla'': * ''Polyphylla adspersa'' Motschulsky, 1854 * ''Polyphylla aeola'' La Rue, 1998 * ''Polyphylla aeolus'' La Rue, 1998 * ''Polyphylla alba'' (Pallas, 1773) * ''Polyphylla albertischulzi'' Kuntzen, 1933 * ''Polyphylla albolineata'' (Motschulsky, 1861) * ''Polyphylla anivallis'' La Rue, 2016 * ''Polyphylla annamensis'' (Fleutiaux, 1887) * ''Polyphylla anteronivea'' Hardy, 1978 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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