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.......Phyllophaga delata (Horn, 1887)

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P. delata dorsal beetle

 

P. delata lateral beetle

Phyllophaga delata
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis

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P. delata left lateral genitalia

 P. delata dorsal genitalia P. delata right lateral genitalia

Left Lateral View
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Phyllophaga delata Male Genitalia
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis
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P. delata lateral female genitalia
P. delata ventral female genitalia
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Phyllophaga delata Female Genitalia
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis

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P. delata distribution

Phyllophaga delata distribution
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Distribution: Spotty distribution throughout central United States: Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee.
 
 
 

Remarks: Part of the P. fraterna complex; similar in form to P. fraterna, P. hirticula, P. foxii, P. paternoi, P. pseudofloridana, and P.forsteri; can be distinguished by the small erect greyish/yellowish hairs covering the elytra. Small (16-16.5cm), brown, shiny, with asymmetric male genitalia characteristic of the P. fraterna group.

 
 
 
 
 

Biological data: Phyllophaga delata is relatively rare; in localities where collections occur they are normally minimal consisting of only a few individuals.

 
 
 

Temporal distribution: Adult emergence occurs from the middle of April through June.  
 
 

Original Description:
Horn, G. H. 1887. Revision of the species of Lachnosterna of America North of Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 14: 208-296.

 
 
 
 

References:
Luginbill, P. and H.R. Painter. 1953. May beetles of the United States and Canada. United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1060:1-102.
 
 

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Author: Maxi Polihronakis
Work supported by NSF DEB #0608349 to MP at UConn
Generated on: 09/JUL/2007
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology