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Species Listrochelus tarsalis

Lighter, shorter-haired Phyllophaga  - Listrochelus tarsalis Hairy Phyllophaga feasting on pine needles - Listrochelus tarsalis Hairy Phyllophaga feasting on pine needles - Listrochelus tarsalis Hairy Phyllophaga feasting on pine needles - Listrochelus tarsalis fuzzy - Listrochelus tarsalis
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 Listrochelus
Species tarsalis (Listrochelus tarsalis)
Explanation of Names
Listrochelus tarsalis Schaeffer, 1908
Size
12.5-14 mm (1)
Identification
Though resembling several small and densely pruinose species, L. tarsalis is the only one with a thorax that is apparently (view vertically) impunctate and glabrous, except at the sides. (1)
Range
AZ-NM (1)
Remarks
Type locality: "Santa Rita Mts., Arizona."
Works Cited
1.Revision of the scarabaeid beetles of the phyllophagan subgenus Listrochelus of the United States, with discussion...
L.W. Saylor. 1940. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 89(3095): 59-130.