Phyllotocus macleayi

Taxonavigation

Phyllotocus macleayiโ™‚
Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Sericini
Genus: Phyllotocus
Species:
Subspecies (2): P. m. macleayi โ€“ P. m. pallidus

Name

Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823: 255

Synonymy

  • Macrothops praeusta Boisduval, 1835: 210
  • Phyllotocus assimilis Macleay, 1864: 81

References

  • Britton, E.B. 1957. A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Volume 1. London: British Museum (Natural History). 185 pp. Reference page.  [See p. 40, and figs. 119, 132, 133]
  • McQuillan, P.B. 1985: The identification of root-feeding cockchafer larvae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) found in pastures in Tasmania. Australian journal of zoology 33(4): 509โ€“546. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9850509 Reference page.  [See p. 524, larval description]
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