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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » May Beetles and Junebugs (Melolonthinae) » Diplotaxini » Diplotaxis » Diplotaxis sordida

Species Diplotaxis sordida

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Print References · Works Cited
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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 Diplotaxini
Genus Diplotaxis
Species sordida (Diplotaxis sordida)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Diplotaxis sordida (Say)
Orig. Comb: Melolontha sordida Say, 1825
Identification
Generally dull, punctate habitus and completely clothed in yellowish setae
Range
ne NA - Map (1)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. (1856). Synopsis of the Melolonthidae of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Series 2) 3: 225-288.
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 14 October, 2007 - 7:22pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 12 March, 2024 - 4:53pm

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