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Species Phyllophaga calceata

Phyllophaga calceata
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 calceata (Phyllophaga calceata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phyllophaga calceata (LeConte)
Orig. Comb: Lachnosterna calceata LeConte 1856
Syn: Lachnosterna concolor LeConte, 1856
Explanation of Names
calceat (L). 'wearing shoes' (1)
Range
se US (TX-GA-SC-KS) - Map (2)(3), mostly e.KS to e.TX
Season
mid-March to mid-June (2)
Food
Host families: Beech, elm, walnut, willow. (2)
Remarks
common in some localities (2)
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1856. Synopsis of the Melolonthidae. Journal of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia (2)3: 225-228.
Internet References
concolor Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.May Beetles of the United States and Canada
Luginbill and Painter. 1953. USDA Technical Bulletin No. 1060.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)