Polyphylla Conspersa
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''Polyphylla'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of scarab
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
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 An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...
scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the
larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...
e 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 c g * '' Polyphylla aeola'' La Rue, 1998 i * '' Polyphylla aeolus'' La Rue, 1998 c g b * '' Polyphylla alba'' (Pallas, 1773) c g * '' Polyphylla albertischulzi'' Kuntzen, 1933 g * '' Polyphylla albolineata'' (Motschulsky, 1861) c g * '' Polyphylla anivallis'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla annamensis'' (Fleutiaux, 1887) c g * '' Polyphylla anteronivea'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (saline valley snow-front scarab) * ''
Polyphylla arguta ''Polyphylla arguta'' 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 classific ...
'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla avittata'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (spotted Warner valley dunes June beetle) * ''
Polyphylla barbata ''Polyphylla barbata'' is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Mount Hermon June beetle. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in Santa Cruz County. There is only a single occurrence of the beetle on a stretch of territ ...
'' Cazier, 1938 i c g b (Mount Hermon June beetle) * '' Polyphylla boryi'' (Brullé, 1832) c g * '' Polyphylla brownae'' Young, 1986 i c g * '' Polyphylla cavifrons'' LeConte, 1854 i c g b * '' Polyphylla comes'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla concurrens'' Casey, 1889 c g * '' Polyphylla conspersa'' Burmeister, 1855 c g * ''
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 classifi ...
'' LeConte, 1856 i c g b * ''
Polyphylla dahnshuensis ''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 ...
'' Li & Yang, 1997 c g * ''
Polyphylla davidis ''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 ...
'' Fairmaire, 1888 c g * ''
Polyphylla decemlineata The ten-lined June beetle (''Polyphylla decemlineata''), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle found in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage. They can make a hissing sound w ...
'' (Say, 1824) i c g b (ten-lined June beetle) * ''
Polyphylla devestiva ''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 ...
'' Young, 1966 i c g * ''
Polyphylla diffracta ''Polyphylla diffracta'' 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 classi ...
'' Casey, 1891 i c g b * '' Polyphylla donaldsoni'' Skelley, 2005 i c g b (Donaldson's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla edentula'' (Harold, 1878) c g * '' Polyphylla erratica'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (death valley June beetle) * '' Polyphylla exilis'' Zhang, 1984 c g * '' Polyphylla formosana'' Niijima & Kinosheta, 1923 c g * '' Polyphylla fullo'' (Linnaeus, 1758) c g * '' Polyphylla gracilicornis'' (Blanchard, 1871) c g * '' Polyphylla gracilis'' Horn, 1881 i c g b (slender polyphyllan scarab beetle) * '' Polyphylla hammondi'' LeConte, 1856 i c g b (Hammond's lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla hassi'' Hass & Reichenbach, 2014 c g * '' Polyphylla hirsuta'' Van Dyke, 1933 i c g b * '' Polyphylla intermedia'' Zhang, 1981 c g * '' Polyphylla irrorata'' (Gebler, 1841) c g * '' Polyphylla jessopi'' De Wailly, 1997 c g * '' Polyphylla koso'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla laticollis'' Lewis, 1887 c g * '' Polyphylla lerestifi'' Guerlach, 2012 c g * '' Polyphylla maculipennis'' Moser, 1919 c g * '' Polyphylla maroccana'' Peyerimhoff, 1925 c g * '' Polyphylla mescalerensis'' Young, 1988 i c g b * '' Polyphylla minor'' Nomura, 1977 c g * '' Polyphylla modulata'' Casey, 1914 i c g * '' Polyphylla monahansensis'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b (Monahan's ten-lined June beetle) * '' Polyphylla morroensis'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla multimaculata'' Hardy, 1981 i c g * '' Polyphylla navarretei'' Zidek, 2006 c g * '' Polyphylla naxiana'' Reitter, 1902 c g * '' Polyphylla nigra'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla nikodymi'' De Wailly, 1997 c g * '' Polyphylla nubecula'' Frey, 1962 c g * '' Polyphylla nubila'' Van Dyke, 1947 i c g b (atascadero June beetle) * '' Polyphylla occidentalis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) i c g b * '' Polyphylla olivieri'' (Castelnau, 1840) c g * '' Polyphylla parva'' Kobayashi & Chou, 2008 c g * '' Polyphylla persica'' Brenske, 1902 c g * '' Polyphylla petitii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) i c g * '' Polyphylla phongsali'' Zidek, 2006 c g * '' Polyphylla ploceki'' Tesar, 1944 c g * '' Polyphylla pottsorum'' Hardy, 1978 i c g b * ''
Polyphylla pubescens ''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 ...
'' Cartwright, 1939 i c g * '' Polyphylla ragusae'' Kraatz, 1882 c g * '' Polyphylla ratcliffei'' Young, 1986 i * '' Polyphylla rugosipennis'' Casey, 1914 i c g * '' Polyphylla schestakowi'' Semenov, 1900 c g * '' Polyphylla schoenfeldti'' Brenske, 1890 c g * '' Polyphylla sicardi'' Bedel, 1917 c g * '' Polyphylla sikkimensis'' Brenske, 1896 c g * '' Polyphylla simoni'' Sehnal & Bezdek, 2011 c g * '' Polyphylla sobrina'' Casey, 1914 i c g b * '' Polyphylla socorriana'' La Rue, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla squamiventris'' Cazier, 1939 i c g * '' Polyphylla starkae'' Skelley, 2009 c g b (auburndale scrub scarab beetle) * '' Polyphylla stellata'' Young, 1986 i c g * '' Polyphylla taiwana'' (Sawada, 1950) c g * '' Polyphylla tonkinensis'' Dewailly, 1945 c g * '' Polyphylla tridentata'' Reitter, 1890 c g * '' Polyphylla turkmenoglui'' Petrovitz, 1965 c g * '' Polyphylla uteana'' Casey, 1892 c g b * '' Polyphylla variolosa'' (Hentz, 1830) i c g b (variegated June beetle) * '' Polyphylla vietnamica'' Kobayashi & Fujioka, 2016 c g * '' Polyphylla woodruffi'' Skelley, 2005 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


References

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