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.......Phyllophaga forsteri (Burmeister, 1855)

.......Lachnosterna semicribrata LeConte, 1856
.......Lachnosterna lugubris LeConte, 1856
.......Lachnosterna lutescens LeConte, 1856
.......Lachnosterna politula Horn, 1887
.......Lachnosterna nova Smith, 1889

P. forsteri dorsal beetle

 

 

P. forsteri lateral beetle

Phyllophaga forsteri.
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis.
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P. forsteri left lateral male genitalia

 P. forsteri dorsal genitalia P. forsteri right lateral genitalia

Left Lateral View
Dorsal View
Right Lateral View
Phyllophaga forsteri male genitalia.
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis.
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P. forsteri lateral female genitalia
P. forsteri ventral female genitalia
Lateral View
Ventral View

Phyllophaga forsteri female genitalia
Photos by: Maxi Polihronakis

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P. forsteri US distribution

Phyllophaga forsteri distribution
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Distribution: Eastern United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Remarks: Part of the P. fraterna complex; similar in form to P. fraterna, P. hirticula, P. foxii, and P. paternoi. Small (15.2-18.5mm), reddish, glabrous.
 
 
 

Biological data: Can be abundant and dense in the southeastern states where it can be injurious to crops.
 
 

Temporal distribution: Adult emergence in the southern states begins in late March or early April and continues into June and July in northern states. 
 
 
 

Original Description:
Burmeister, H. 1855. Handbuch der Entomologie. Vol. 4 (Part 2). Berlin. 569 pp.

 
 
 

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.

Woodruff, R.E. and B. M. Beck. 1989. The scarab beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Part II. The May or June beetles (genus Phyllophaga). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Author: Maxi Polihronakis
Work supported by NSF DEB #0608349 to MP at UConn
Generated on: 04/MAY/2007
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology