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Polyphylla Crinita
''Polyphylla crinita'' is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub .... It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * Polyphylla Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1856 {{Melolonthinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several 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 Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scaraba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyphylla
''Polyphylla'' is a genus of 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 (sali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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