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Species Phyllophaga invisa

Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male Phyllophaga invisa Riley & Wolfe - Phyllophaga invisa - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)
Tribe Rhizotrogini
Genus Phyllophaga (May Beetles)
No Taxon (Subgenus Phyllophaga)
Species invisa (Phyllophaga invisa)
Explanation of Names
Phyllophaga invisa Riley and Wolfe 1997
invisa (L). 'not seen' (1)
Range
Endemic to Texas - Map (2)(3)
Recorded from Aransas, Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Brazos , Brooks, Caldwell, Kenedy (TL), Kleberg, Leon, Medina, Milam, San Patricio and Starr counties. (2)
Remarks
Type Locality: 5 mi. S Sarita, Kenedy Co., Texas (Riley and Wolfe 1997)
Print References
Riley, E.G. and C.S. Wolfe. 1995(1997). A review of the Phyllophaga ignava species group with descriptions of two new species from Texas (Coleoptera: Scaribaeidae; Melolonthinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 103(4): 421-434.
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas.
Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)